Asperger's

[Willow]

Aspergers

Each day that slips away
I sink further in my mind,
if it’s not a normal day
I loose all sense of time;
routine helps keep the peace
in my upside down world.
I gaze up through the trees
and watch the branches as the curl:
a mess of various directions –
confusion in the midst of calm.
I think of all the past rejections
entwined with all the unjust harm.
So many things I cannot understand
because I see things differently.
It’s like I live alone in my own little land
and I wander around somewhat aimlessly.
I can see the people but we’re separate –
it’s so much easier to ignore their life –
and I’m such an unlikely candidate
to interact with them – but still I try.

 

[Chris]

Sad poem.

I hope you see things a *bit* more positively now.

 

[Emor]

I can so relate. Great poem.
But it probably isn't healthy to think like that(I felt sort of obligated to not condone it despite doing it my self all the time).
EMZ=]

 

[Willow]

I wrote this when I was going through a really tough time, around the time I got diagnosed. For a few years previous to my diagnosis they had told me that I was mentally ill, and I was sent to therpists for that. When I found out I had AS I was still in a negative mind set from all the mental illness stuff. I'm a lot more positive now (I hope). I think it's still a relatable poem though, as you said yourself.

Willow

 

[rikk]

Damn that really hit home for me,that's a place that I've spent years in.

great poem!!!!!!

 

[smithgirl656]

that is really good and i can relate to it

 

[Sean2222]

Not much to say, the poem pretty much expressed many things I feel. Strangely in a way I could see myself writing something close to this if I were more direct. I don't really like to critique others' writing because of the inherent biases of my own stuff. But to say I enjoyed it would be an understatement )>

-sean-