Monday, November 18, 2013

if i could create you with words

Written by Tara J. Marshall

if i could create you with words
your every glance unchanged
your every touch burning
i would
if i could create you with paints
your breath the colour of dreams
your voice the soft touch of feathers
i would
if i could create you with sounds
your eyes the shadows of angels
your hair the whisper of a seductress
i would
if they would all be sad imitations
an inadequate love poem
pale water colors
a song for deaf ears
still i would

Tara J. Marshall
Adult Autistic, Phoenix, AZ


When people with Autism $peaks claim that we are incapable of feeling love, or of being productive members of society, I would like to have their noses shoved in how we EXPRESS our love, whether it be through words or other mediums.  Their perceptions of us need to be completely re-written.

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