I am autistic.
I see warmth from a distance.
I suffer from a subtle separation.
I hate it.
I do not want to be alone.
This is not some coping mechanism.
This is not some hoping mechanism.
This is a subtle schism between myself and others.
It hurts.
I spend a lot of time dissecting human interaction.
I can interact better then.
I cannot spend much time having it myself.
It is repelled by my self.
There is no disdain in distance.
There is quiet and unremarkable pain.
You can never see it.
You can never feel it.
It is still there.
There is a cold weightless stillness.
There is some connection there.
There is a longing for more.
This is not caused by distance.
This is not caused by fear.
It existed since my childhood.
It existed for as long as I could.
It hurts.
-Icky








