what a year –
it has been
am i cascading
through an opulent dream

there is a quietness
and a tillness
to our town
‘lockdown’ has pull back our town’s curtains
there are new sights and sounds

i must assume
my writing’s worth is rendered less
because of gender
and colour
should i be saying that?

but you did not want to listen
which turned the tears into a stream
then into a raging river,
which in turn, is why the relationship –
then failed to deliver

why must all these negative traits
be the result of autism?
what does that really say
it says the person who thinks like that –
has let prejudice get in the way