Title: Misfit
For context: I made this when I finally got diagnosed as autistic. This poem isn't my best, but I mainly just wanted to get the meaning and my feelings into words. If you've ever felt different, or outcasted by society, or alone, this poem is for you.
Surrounded by glowing colors
Purple, blue, red, pink, yellow, green
Every shade possible
Each one an individual soul
One soul, one color.
Yet in the mirror
There's a rainbow
But only one soul;
Mine.
I didn't understand;
Nobody did.
Not everyone saw my rainbow's beauty
So I hid it under a carefully-crafted mask
Until the day I discovered
Myself
And other rainbows
All unique and different
Yet so similar and kind.
And so we wait for the day
When we can remove our masks for good
And shine our rainbows
For all to see.
