"They will never write a poem"
I cringe at those words RFK said
about autistic children
So cold
So distant
So ableist
So alienating
with no empathy
or understanding
whatsoever
Nothing in those words said
I can relate to these children
who will be our future
despite their uniqueness
Just him on his high podium
putting these kids down
autism to be shunned
instead of something to thrive with
What about Kodi Lee
severely autistic
who had perfect pitch
and won America Got Talent?
Being a poet
the lines don't always come easy
neurodivergent or not
but I can't imagine
never writing a poem
or being creative in any way
my entire life
With severe mental illness
and psychotic episodes
I managed to graduate college
with a 3.74 GPA
How much more
will we endure the brutality
of this administration?
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