Bless these innocent souls
We cannot relate to,
Exiled to a world they
Cannot be part of ...
Sentenced at birth
Without cause or trial,
Doomed to a life of
Virtual imprisonment.
Subjected to pain
Of insidious nature
By constant assault of
Their body's own senses,
How could it be cause
Just knowing a world
Outside that of ours for
Such a cruel sentence?
What is this strange realm
That they inhabit ...
Intriguing to us, for
From their ranks come
Gifts of pure genius that
Should earn one parole?
Yet these guiltless condemned
Will never know freedom.
For these so imprisoned
There is no escape,
Nor will some know,
In their solitary world,
The simple joy of
Human connection ...
These souls are prisoners
Of the autism spectrum.
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Author:
Louis Gibbs (
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- Comment from author about the poem: The second in a series on autism, a subject near and dear to my heart.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments5
So touching - and such a misunderstood condition - great work Louis
Thank you so much, Michael.
Good empathic write, those with this invidious disease must not be ignored or berated.
We can hope a cure can be found. Thanks, Goldie.
A fine write Louis. I saw a programme, someone had Tourette's, a mental condition. They employed him, but he said some shocking things when with customers, although involuntary. Children were around too.
Difficult, but not impossible, for them to be employed.
It seems to me some healing of the brain, or mind, is needed somehow. We could say 'damaged brain or mind', whether of a physical or emotional cause.
The mind is a mysterious thing, isn't it. So many ways it can be disrupted in functioning properly.
Thank you, 'O' for your empathetic comments.
Thank you Louis, for continuing this subject. It is about time that it comes into the open and that we all are made aware of it.
Awareness is slowly growing, but fully understanding it is still a ways off, I fear. Thanks for your concern, Fred!
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