VoidCat
Pronouns: he/they/it/neopronouns
Trigger warning: use of restraints, ableism, abuse, forcing an autistic to act neurotypical, and denial of bodily autonomy
Title: Behavior is communication
My body's never belonged to me.
It's never been mine.
What's autonomy?
When others decide.
When they insist you act against your nature...
Act in ways that cause you pain.
You can never say no
They grabbed my hands
To stop me from flapping.
They lifted my head to force eye contact.
My body has never been truly mine.
What's autonomy my friend I ask you?
When your body's been used against you?
Sensory overload, I started to rock
To hear the yelling tell me stop acting like a freak.
I meltdown
Folk much bigger then me restrained me.
Could've been avoided
Bruises formed
Dont you know restraints are dangerous?
What's autonomy I ask again?
When no one listens no one hears?
When they grabbed your hands to force movements that are unnatural?
When they harm you against your will
For simple things not your fault?
What's autonomy I beg you please answer...
When your whole life others decided through force how your body should behave and you can't say no?
When your whole life your body has never been your own?
When behavior is to be controlled to never truly act like yourself?
When trauma of the past holds you prisoner with fear thus even when safe you cannot act like yourself?
I am me I am me I belong to me I say
I'm tired of fighting tired of it all
I am safe now
But still can not act like myself.
I try to unmask I try for freedom
But the pain holds me back
WHAT IS AUTONOMY???
When to others it never mattered!
Title: Behavior is communication
My body's never belonged to me.
It's never been mine.
What's autonomy?
When others decide.
When they insist you act against your nature...
Act in ways that cause you pain.
You can never say no
They grabbed my hands
To stop me from flapping.
They lifted my head to force eye contact.
My body has never been truly mine.
What's autonomy my friend I ask you?
When your body's been used against you?
Sensory overload, I started to rock
To hear the yelling tell me stop acting like a freak.
I meltdown
Folk much bigger then me restrained me.
Could've been avoided
Bruises formed
Dont you know restraints are dangerous?
What's autonomy I ask again?
When no one listens no one hears?
When they grabbed your hands to force movements that are unnatural?
When they harm you against your will
For simple things not your fault?
What's autonomy I beg you please answer...
When your whole life others decided through force how your body should behave and you can't say no?
When your whole life your body has never been your own?
When behavior is to be controlled to never truly act like yourself?
When trauma of the past holds you prisoner with fear thus even when safe you cannot act like yourself?
I am me I am me I belong to me I say
I'm tired of fighting tired of it all
I am safe now
But still can not act like myself.
I try to unmask I try for freedom
But the pain holds me back
WHAT IS AUTONOMY???
When to others it never mattered!
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