Autism Awareness and Poetry Appreciation

Since April is both Autism Awareness and Poetry Appreciation month, I figure maybe I'll write a poem a day--and try to have a theme going.

I found a bunch of things I used when I taught poetry and I think I will also take the opportunity to do some experimenting with my poetry writing by exploring different styles. I might even do a couple poems of the same type. Who knows what I will do. What I hope that I do is actually WRITE one poem a day. Now, these will all be rough drafts and perhaps I will revisit them and refine them. perhaps I won't....but here goes. And since I missed April 1 since I didn't THINK of it yesterday, I'll post TWO.

Autism

Angry, amazing, awful, aching, aloof, awkward

Unruly, unique, unbelievable, upheaval

Timid, tiresome, ticklish

Impish, incredible, indigo, imaginative, impatient

Sociallyawkward, stigma, silly scoundrel

Marvelous, moving, magnificent, misunderstood.

I Wish

I wish I could see the world through his eyes

I wish I could understand his needs better—especially when he doesn’t feel well

I wish I could be sure he knows that I adore him

I wish I had more patience

I wish everyone knew his fits of laughter more than his fits

I wish there was more understanding