Sensory Overload
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NB: I wrote this in November 2010, not for world poetry day 🙂 It was written to explain my feelings… Thank you all for the positive feed back on this poem! 🙂
To cover my ears and block out the world
To rock it so gently away
To shut my eyes and pretend I’m elsewhere
To hum so there’s nothing left
To bang my head so the confusion is gone
To curl up so I feel safe and warm
To hide under blankets so I can feel hugged
To be without words so alone and lost
To have my body not do what I want
To cry loudly so I can let it all out
To be overloaded so scared and afraid
To be frustrated no one understands my pain.—Posted below is the original draft of the poem, I kind of put all those To’s there to rain the ME out of the poem. I really didn’t like those feelings anymore —
Cover my ears and block out the world
Rock it so gently away
Shut my eyes and pretend I’m elsewhere
Hum so there’s nothing left
Bang my head so the confusion is gone
Curl up so I feel safe and warm
Hide under blankets so I can feel hugged
Be without words so alone and lost
Have my body not do what I want
Cry loudly so I can let it all out
Be overloaded, scared and afraid
Be frustrated that no one understands me
That no one understands my pain.
About The Author
Matty is a 36 year old girl who is an Autistic Poet, Writer and Artist and lives alone in Christchurch New Zealand with a kitty! Matty has given many talks on autism and about being unique in a world that's often not accepting, Matty has also engaged with artist and worked on Art projects Matty usually works on an Art project at the same time as a writing one! This means posts can be a bit delayed!
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It’s a wonderful description, Matty. I’m glad you don’t feel like this much anymore!