I am, neurodivergent,
Exactly what I’ve said is what my words meant,
We’re unheard when
People see the mask and think that that’s the person
How perturb’n
We fell in love and had emotions surging
“You’re safe with me”
Then the mask slips and the relationship is curtains
I put the work in,
To be “normal”, but I’ll never be a Norman
Yet,
I’m rewarded
With unreal expectations of interpersonal performance
And
I conformed when
I could, but that just set me up for torrents
of tears and fears
Because jeers came from the one issuing warrants
Who I adored and
wanted to be with but she judged me as abhorrent
After dismissing my pleas for help,
and understanding with my comportment
How unfortunate
That’s it’s come to this,
a not so fond adieu
I should have known deep in my bones,
That I was never “safe with” you