April 2, 2026, World Autism Acceptance Day
Autós + ism
Self-reflection
Looking into one’s
face
To find what is behind
the eyes
The lips that move
Saying the same phrase
Till it is deeply
internalized
To morph into its own definition
Of self-soothing or a nest
Where one rests
In the familiar
Soft landing
Where it is hard to leave
Because it is so
comfortable
On a hill
Set against the sky
It stand
While the winds whip
Around it
Sighing that they
cannot penetrate
The rock-hewn exteriors
Impressive with their own
beauty
But nothing like the
treasures within
Where the self- assured
conversations
Are rich and flowing
From room to room to
room
Dancing in the ball of
self-absorption
That is a party of one
Conducting the
invisible orchestra
That eternally plays
The selfsame song
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