Life is meaningless without connection. Point of loneliness tests the purpose of life more than many other life pursuits. My friends love me and are very accepting of who I am. I have neurotypical friends that I literally grew up with. Recently I have acquired quite a number of neurodiverse friends.
While the communication mechanisms and life experiences differ between these set of friends, they all offer me the same levels of understanding and companionship. They point me to the possibilities of life long relationships and inspire me with their own life learnings.
Longing for connections is something I relate to and have shared in the villanelle below.
My request for parents and caregivers is that the popular myth that autistics lack social connections is absolutely wrong on many levels.Please
create opportunities to connect.
Love needs no language
Appetite for connections burn unabashedly, even as
The world is hard to gauge
Motor loops defy my heart
An unruly body defines my existence, hopefully
Love needs no language
Loneliness consumes lives long
Belonging, a perennial struggle
The world is hard to gauge
Peripheral glances that hardly register
Cheers and tears resounding in silence
Love needs no language
Lives not considered worthy
Crushing voices barely raised
The world is hard to gauge
Connections through struggles and solidarity
Giving to fulfill a life’s promise
Love needs no language even when
The world is hard to gauge
