In Which Autistic Masking, Walt Whitman, and a Poem of My Own Make an Appearance
I'll stop commenting on every post. BUT. That last stanza (and really, the entire poem) was just beautiful! Thank you!
Thank you! :)
Your poem definitely deserved that honor, Rebecca.
Oh Megan, thank you.
This is wonderful.
I especially love: "and stimming
inside, stimming out, you sling
sauce orange with saffron and
ginger onto the ceiling, a pattern of stars
that signals a vast spectrum of being,"
What joy and verve and devil-may-care abandon.
And then with the call-back "the sauce will leave a stain you will navigate by." it's delightful how the saffron stars become a navigational aid.
Also a resounding yes to the tactile sensation of skirts and bare feet:
"your skirts soft against your calves
your feet bare just as you always
wanted to be."
Ah, thank you for this thoughtful response, Melanie! You get it, don’t you?
Rebecca i just learned there's a poetry open mic at my partner's library tonight and if I don't chicken out I think I'm going to read this.
What??!? Sarah, that makes me so happy! Be brave and share all the autistic stimming joy!! :)
I'll stop commenting on every post. BUT. That last stanza (and really, the entire poem) was just beautiful! Thank you!
Thank you! :)
Your poem definitely deserved that honor, Rebecca.
Oh Megan, thank you.
This is wonderful.
I especially love: "and stimming
inside, stimming out, you sling
sauce orange with saffron and
ginger onto the ceiling, a pattern of stars
that signals a vast spectrum of being,"
What joy and verve and devil-may-care abandon.
And then with the call-back "the sauce will leave a stain you will navigate by." it's delightful how the saffron stars become a navigational aid.
Also a resounding yes to the tactile sensation of skirts and bare feet:
"your skirts soft against your calves
your feet bare just as you always
wanted to be."
Ah, thank you for this thoughtful response, Melanie! You get it, don’t you?
Rebecca i just learned there's a poetry open mic at my partner's library tonight and if I don't chicken out I think I'm going to read this.
What??!? Sarah, that makes me so happy! Be brave and share all the autistic stimming joy!! :)