THE FINAL LABLE - AUTISTIC THAT'LL DO

THEY SAID

I HAD A TEMPER

I WAS HAVING A MELTDOWN

THEY SAID I WAS MAD

I WAS JUST SAD

THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME

BE LIKE THEM

I COULD ONLY BE 

LIKE ME

THEY CALLED ME

FIXATED 

STRANGE 

A WEIRDO

THEY TRIED TO GET ME 

TO JOIN IN

WHEN ALL I NEEDED WAS TO BE ALONE

THEY SAID GO OUT TO PLAY

BUT ALL I WANTED TO DO

WAS READ BOOKS 

AND BE ALONE

AND WHEN THINGS GOT

TOO MUCH 

I RAN AWAY

THAT TOO WRONG FOR THEM 

BUT NOT FOR ME

THEY GAVE ME SO MANY DIFFERENT LABLES

THAT NONE FITTED 

ALL I EVER WANTED WAS TO BE FREE

TO BE ME

THEN AT LAST I LEARNT OF OTHERS

JUST LIKE ME

AND THEY SAID NO  I COULDN'T BE

BUT I KNEW I WAS AND 

I COULD BE  FREE TO BE

WHAT I AM 

NOT WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME

AND THEN ONE DAY SHE CAME

AND LOVED ME 

NOT THE LABLE BUT ME

SO I REMOVED ALL THE LABLES

STOPPED TRYING TO FIT IN

AND NOW AT LAST

I AM FREE 

HAPPY BEING ME

NOW YOU CAN CALL ME A LABLE IF IT HELPS

YOU UNDERSTAND OTHERS WHO ARE JUST LIKE ME

THAT'S OKAY REALLY

AUTISTIC 

YES THAT WILL DO 

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