Winter is almost here in Australia. I have my fireplace on all the time now and will do until September.
I wrote this poem years ago and may have uploaded it to an old blog. I like winter, but autumn is still my favourite season and I’m a bit sad that its almost over.
Winter
You fall upon us, covering our mistakes and heartaches.
Like a friend you keep our secrets,
but keep your distance with an icy heart.
(c) ASD and me 2021.
Days fly by
without permission
as I am forced further into
grey hair and illness.
Clouds build more fog in my mind
as my heart races,
preparing for the big sleep.
©ASD and me 2019.
What is my purpose?
I wish I could see.
I’m lost in the dark
so far from a safe place.
I wish I could out run these shadows,
but they exist
in my mind.
(c)ASD and me.
I am not defective or broken
I am creative and unique,
I am not a burden or a liability
I am a wonderful, kind hearted, decent, awesome, hard working, loyal,
Human.
(c)ASD and me.
I turn on the light to push away the shadows
I put on a mask to hide the darkness in my soul
I’m afraid to slip, afraid to talk, to tell,
afraid of the hushed whispers and pointed fingers.
(c)ASD and me.
I wake,
thoughts swim around my brain like goldfish.
I throw in a line to catch one,
but they disperse and disappear,
illusive as usual.
I rise and choose a mask
in preparation of a new day.
(c)ASD and me.
ASD and me 
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