Out at work-Jumping out of the box

As a small child I was the unlikeable one.

Very few kids liked me.

They often thought I was weird and stayed far away.

Puberty hit and I was not the cup of tea for many.

They didn’t realize I had a disability.

Often in hiding, scared to be not perfect, I hid from the world my trueself.

My honorable teacher’s perhaps to get out of working seemed to dismiss me.

Sometimes A+ meant I didn’t get extra help or accommodations.

No extra help sometimes left alone. Then my reality of jumping out of expectations.

As a young adult I ran away from myself, or from a friend, or from my family.

I seemed so confused and then finally a diagnosis.

So here’s my request don’t try to change us, try to accept us.

Try to understand my puzzle piece is just a larger picture out of frame.

Out of context we need to be heard, we need to be seen, we need to make mistakes to find the answers we seek.