I’ve fallen into a world of darkness
and wondering where I belong.
I’m trying to find my way,
as well as carve a path for others.
I search for answers,
to questions anyone with a
thoughtful mind would ask.
I try to do more than
I may be capable of,
to prove people like me can
do anything ordinary people can do.
I seek to make a mark
upon this world.
Though I likely must face
the fact I’m only human.
I’m not superhuman.
Kids on the spectrum believe that
the Autism itself is a super power.
That is partly true.
The Autism is the foundation
of what our strength is,
but it is up to each of us
to find out what
to build on top of that foundation.
Mine started with Autism,
but has been built into
an ability to craft words that
touch the hearts and minds that
read or hear them.
If that is all I can build,
than I should be satisfied with that.
But I still continue to climb higher.
Even if I fall again,
I would rather fall knowing I tried
than sat around for nothing.