Naturally Autistic

You're talking like we are diseased

but you don't have it right

you're panicking as if there's a glitch

in evolutions' plight

so numbers are increasing

and you say it's mostly boys

you're going by the DSM

though it’s a man-made toy...

But what if you could reframe your thoughts

for even a minute at least?

you may not be so far off

if you say chemicals are the beast

but are they causing what you say is a neurological illness?

or are we merely human beings

neurologically wired different

being born into a world

prematurely

one in which we are allergic...

Would modification of diet; avoidance of toxins

bring about the prevention of this so-called disease?

or could it optimize the

functionality

of a new, unmistaken generation

We

Yes; we are Naturally Autistic

So if you want to help us

or if you fear

that you may carry

one of us dear

rethink circumstance

minus the fear

and in bliss you will dance!

Feel enthused to know

you're babe may very well glow

with our energy

so set your fear free

and avoid those things

we are evolving to reject

as best as you can

don’t go out of your way

for some things are inevitable

and thus they will stay

treat it like a unique gift

if your babe is born this way

Do you think it is an accident

that our numbers are increasing?

do you think it's true

that males outnumber?

or maybe we girls are just harder to see...

and may be affected differently

these precedents label oh so blindly

For what should not be labeled

if it fits as merely "disabled"

So erroneous is this

and so much has been have missed

please look a little harder

through your fingers; see the kiss

on our cheeks, from the angels..

We are meant to be here

and there is no mistake

ADD, AS, or other tier

we're all different, but the same

with some affected more than others

and we'll not live in shame!

nor amongst you as sub human

and the adjustments that you make for us

don't need to suck tax dollars

if you reframe how you look at us

then you'll see how to really help us...

It's not rocket science

but it does take defiance

to stand up for change

and to rearrange

systems which no longer serve humankind

systems with an axe to grind

we're here to think our way around

though our brains may be sensitive to what is not sound

for this world contains poisons to us all

and our brains are affected most of all...

Imagine a brain with a unique vision

an ability to interrelate

with such precision

could it get us out of the current ties that bind?

is evolution really committing a crime?

with all of us being born

please just celebrate

the babes that are born to interrelate

We are not diseased

and we'll not change to please

on the surface

we can no longer appease!

So see us in a different light

So acknowledge our potentials' might

and thus make adjustments for our type...

Then we can thrive, and love

and help

and rightfully

believe in ourselves

don't shut us down

discuss preventing our birth

this is not the plan

for the growing earth

We're here for a reason

and it isn't for treason

so let go of your fears

and hold us so dear

why should we change for you?

why can't you change for us?

the reality is this: we must not collect dust

empower us with an open mind

and you will then be Just

We are not disabled

We are differently abled

and never forget it

and never upset it

Our flower petals are surviving unnecessary heat

so help us cool the antics that cheat

us out of our health

and out of our wealth

not the wealth that one may think about

but one in which is stealth

A richness of true honesty

A love for humankind; family

That is what we see

a wealth that sets us Free

So label us if you so may

if it helps you to hear what we're trying to say

but don't treat us with such tragedy

or interpret our works as travesty

we are what I call "awesome-ism"

we are what you may call Autism

So let it be

what it will be

and that is how you'll set us free...

April 28th, 2012

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