I just want to belong

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A young man with Autism wrote this who is working with an Ollie Coach

I don’t think as you think

I don’t see as you see

You confuse words and actions

That’s not logic to me.

Don’t think I don’t notice

That I don’t quite fit

The rejection, it hurts

And not just a bit.

‘Wear a mask’ you say

I wear a mask every day.

I mask what I feel

I mask what I think

I hide in a world

My brain struggles to sync

I mask for acceptance

I mask for your sake

I know you find comfort

When I mask and I fake.

I hide in my room

Where I can just ‘be’

I just want to belong

Please just accept me

So I gathered my courage

And went out with my mum

Feeling scared of a world

That assumes I am dumb

I put a mask on my mask

And I behave as I’m told

But the panic I feel

Makes me solid, so cold.

So I walk into the shop

With no mask .. but I tried!

Angry looks, harsh words

Hurt my head .. panic .. hide.

So I’ll stay in my room

Lose my tears in a song

Please try to understand

I just want to belong.