Inspired

Understand

When I turned six,

She doesn't seem to understand

Give me a nod, a smile, a single word

My cousin is stuck in a dreamland

Forced to be together,

I found this absurd.

'She's weird and so odd'

I'd mutter, playing God

When I turned eight,

I convince myself she is fine

I lived in a realm of denial

This was not by design

I wouldn't put her on trial

For I am the one not perceiving

She's just like me

She is no opposite

When I turned ten,

They flat out told me 'she is different'

Shattered, like thin glass, my reality crashes

My walls replaced by numbness

There's a tightness in my stomach

How could I be so blind, so ignorant?

When I turned twelve,

My indifference had faded

Replaced by understanding, this is simply fated

She is not any less than I, her life is not wasted

Troubles and tribulations she might encounter

But shame on I if I dare to be so sour

When I turned sixteen,

I watched her dance

The stage became her haven

From a world that didn't always give her a chance

Pure joy in her eyes

We all start to tear

She's as lovely as a butterfly

She may be different,

At the age of fourteen

And that's okay

Because I love her, the two of us hand in hand

For I am the one who didn't truly understand