TW: brief mention of self-injury
embarrassed is when I hide my
face
crying can be meltdown
or
sad
or
mad
or
frustrated
or more
how do people tell?
(alexithymia?)
pinching is bad
biting is bad
hiding is bad
hurting is bad
but which bad?
there are shades of bad
stressed
tired
hungry
sad
hot
mad
and more
but even I can tell happy
happy is when I am dancing through
a museum,
twirling
from exhibit to exhibit
spinning
and dashing
flapping
and flying
bouncy
but there are shades of good
happy
excited
joyful
interested
but they
seem less important
I could tell you good or bad
happy or not
but not much more
Right now, I am stressed.
my knees
are bruised from flapping
my
stomach is sore from rocking.
my
ankles hurt from bouncing my feet off the wall.
(but
that is several days delayed)
and I can always tell you
embarrassed is when I hide my face
Also, you should read:
My hands are echolalic by E. at the Third Glance
His body does his feelings by A Diary of a Mom
Here's where it gets complicated by Lyssa and meLabels: autism, emotions, me, meltdown, poetry