Ableism

[VoidCat]

Please tell me what you think
Trigger warning-ableism, abuse suicide and cutting.

Title: Ableism.

Call me a burden, call me a freak,
Am I the one that's crazy?
I used to wish to disappear,
To go to sleep and never wake,
But then I realized,
That there’s joy in who I am.

Call me a burden, call me a freak,
Am I the one that’s crazy?
I used to listen as they talked,
Saying that I’ll never make it,
That I’m worthless,
I’ll never learn to live on my own.
As if I wasn’t there,
Right in front of them.

Call me a burden, call me a freak,
Am I the one that’s crazy?
My family would make me feel shame,
For stimming when happy.
And if I mentioned something more than once,
Tell me that I’m obsessed, that no one cares.
My interests never mattered anyway.

Call me a burden, call me a freak.
Am I the one that’s crazy?
My family made me out to be a burden,
And feel shame,
For my disability.
My legal guardian
Told me if I wanted to kill myself,
They would hand me a razor,
And turn a blind eye.
Then wondered why at 14,
I attempted suicide.

Call me a burden, call me a freak,
Am I the one that’s crazy?
I found a community that cares,
I learned from them,
That stimming is okay,
Speaking through a computer is fine.
That being autistic is nothing to be ashamed of.
It’s a different way of being.
So I’ll say,

Call me a burden, Call me a freak,
I’m not the one that’s crazy.
Who I am is who I am.
And I say:
An autistic child deserves to be accepted
For who they are.
Don’t dare stop them from stimming.
Don’t dare take their voice.
Or I…
I..
(Silence)

 

[VoidCat]

for those who don't know what stimming is:
Stimming

 

[Samael_Khan]

Please tell me what you think
Trigger warning-ableism, abuse suicide and cutting.

Title: Ableism.

Call me a burden, call me a freak,
Am I the one that's crazy?

I used to wish to disappear,

To go to sleep and never wake,

But then I realized,

That there’s joy in who I am.


Call me a burden, call me a freak,

Am I the one that’s crazy?

I used to listen as they talked,

Saying that I’ll never make it,

That I’m worthless,

I’ll never learn to live on my own.

As if I wasn’t there,

Right in front of them.


Call me a burden, call me a freak,

Am I the one that’s crazy?

My family would make me feel shame,

For stimming when happy.

And if I mentioned something more than once,

Tell me that I’m obsessed, that no one cares.

My interests never mattered anyway.


Call me a burden, call me a freak.

Am I the one that’s crazy?

My family made me out to be a burden,

And feel shame,

For my disability.

My legal guardian

Told me if I wanted to kill myself,

They would hand me a razor,

And turn a blind eye.

Then wondered why at 14,

I attempted suicide.


Call me a burden, call me a freak,

Am I the one that’s crazy?

I found a community that cares,

I learned from them,

That stimming is okay,

Speaking through a computer is fine.

That being autistic is nothing to be ashamed of.

It’s a different way of being.

So I’ll say,


Call me a burden, Call me a freak,

I’m not the one that’s crazy.

Who I am is who I am.

And I say:

An autistic child deserves to be accepted

For who they are.

Don’t dare stop them from stimming.

Don’t dare take their voice.

Or I…

I..

(Silence)

I would think that the person should get help to overcome it.

 

[VoidCat]

I would think that the person should get help to overcome it.

for which?Autism, abuse, or ableism?

 

[Samael_Khan]

I actually thought that Ableism meant abuse and cutting because I thought it was a reference to Abel from the Bible.

Clearly I misunderstood the OP. My bad. And I thought you were making an argument for Ableism.

I like your poem though. Many people do not understand autistic people and abuse them because of it. And it is also great for them to find a community that includes them.

 

[VoidCat]

I actually thought that Ableism meant abuse and cutting because I thought it was a reference to Abel from the Bible.

Clearly I misunderstood the OP. My bad. And I thought you were making an argument for Ableism.

I like your poem though. Many people do not understand autistic people and abuse them because of it. And it is also great for them to find a community that includes them.

Ha. never had that happen before.

 

[Samael_Khan]

Ha. never had that happen before.

It is because I was reading in a rush and my weird frame of reference.

 

[VoidCat]

Ableism means discrimination towards disabled people

 

[Samael_Khan]

Ableism means discrimination towards disabled people

Thanks