Stuck
Inside
Hidden away
Unable to connect.
Expression hindered
and self oppressed.
Arms flapping wildly
To sense the body.
Faulty wiring
Gone awry.
Trapped in a maze
Of twisted vines
No beginning
And no end.
Sticky cobwebs
Never swept away.
Unused branches
Never pruned.
Muted senses
Out-of-sync.
The mTOR protein
Blocked the process
Of new connections
And old removed.
This tangled mess—
Axons misfired
Dendrites misplaced
Encompassing the soul
Cocooned within.
Once upon a time,
On the right track
Cooing, babbling
Speaking child
Set off course.
An injury
Of some sort.
From without
Triggered within.
The immune system
Engaged war
With the one
It was sworn
To protect.
Allergies
And sensitivities
Magnified
The hurt.
White matter
And grey
Forced to survive
The wrong way.
The result: autism.
But for this child
Given to me
A bright highlight
Following grief
Cuddled
Read to
Cradled
In the mirror
How can I free you?
When I am trapped?
Love is the key
To open the way
In my own soul
cocooned.
To embrace
A new dream
And let
The old one go.
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