Author's Note: In case it wasn't clear, this is a poem about being autistic in a neurotypical-centered world. Rocking is a form of stim, a self-soothing behavior common among autistic and ADHD individuals. /info /lh 

~ Em

Back and forth I rock

Slow and steady I rock.

I rock for stability

for comfort

for endless expectations

and a world I don't understand.

My skin feels like it's boiling,

I am dirty and unclean

and I don't fit in

So I rock

What else can I do?

What did you expect?

                                                - PERFECTION, apparently