Something to think about

judged for the way you are born

seen as not "normal"

enjoying life even with the multiple struggles

strapped down while colors rush past your chair, 

independently carefree humans

Imagine you trying to stretch out, reaching for acceptance

hands grabbing pushing you farther away,

they pat your head,

talk about you in front of stranger,

and then they mention

you have a "condition"

while close up faces focus on yours and the words get slower and slower and sl o w e r

a n d     sllll  ooo  ww   errrr rrr

for your comprehension

that is their mission

because if your body doesn't work apparently neither does your hearing or vision

so speak slower

How do you feel?

How do you really feel?

Can you kneel

and look at my eyes

instead of your superior power up high

because you have legs that move

Picture 180 degree stares as you tremble to nourish yourself

with a shaky arm

not realizing the harm

while rivers flow back from your eyelids

even at 19 years old.

And the one thing you wish for is love

yes the cheesy kind of love that sounds cliche in every poem

love in a smile,

a hug,

a "hello"

I don't know

wouldn't you yearn for cliche love

over detrimental stares

many can't control their body

whether alcohol addiction

or over eating

and their body fleeting

but what if you did nothing wrong?

what if your body just didn't feel like it belonged?

and it left your mind to worry

born with a stronger brain than bone

it's just a tortured skeleton home

-grace gutekanst