Poem #2 On International Autism Acceptance Day or World Autism Awareness Day---Autism Speaks theme today is always "Light It Up Blue!" Meaning light up the world to make them aware that 1 in 50 children now are diagnosed with autism and 80 percent or higher are boys. That is why they chose the color blue. My son with autism spectrum disorder is 7 now.

The Light of Blue

Blue, the color of sadness,

Is the first thing that hits

Yes, sadness is the first wave

Blues can be angry

The second wave more powerful than the first

Where you surf on notes

The hang time can be incredible on this ride

The dark blue of depression

Being drowned in an ocean of overwhelmed

Feelings coming up from every corner

To take a microscope to the past

A hatchet to the future

Not getting out of bed for the moment

Until a sigh so very deep beyond your toes releases

And you cry blue

The light blue tears

Washing the blue

Clean, clear to crystal moments

So pure to see what needs to be done

Today to move forward

To gain a skill

Find a word

Have a moment of joint understanding

Is like the blue skies opening up

Where we’ve learned to enjoy

The flight patterns of us both.