Thirty Days of Autism

Again and again

come waves on the beach

sometimes rhythmic and predictable

soothing in their meter

the iambic pentameter of life

Then crash and tumble

you are hit with the tide

the rogue happening

that caught you unaware

there is a calm

where you build

and create

and get a surer footing

in the ever changing

shifting sand

and then you are set upon

awash in a sea of anguish

in that moment I can see in your eyes

the reflection of every hit

every pummeling you have ever lived

I see it

and in that moment

I promise to reach out

every single time

to be there for you

I cannot stop the sea

but I can stand beside you in the tide

Leah Kelley, December 2012

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30 Days of Autism is a project designed to fight stigma, promote civil rights, and increase understanding and acceptance for those who process and experience the world differently.