MY POEMS

My Poems

Pathological Demand Avoidance

Please be understanding,
when I scream and cry.
As sometimes I just don’t know why.
I want to do things,
I really do!
But not if there’s a demand from you.


Demands are not just from you,
they seemingly come out of the blue.
My body is in a struggle,
and my mind in a muddle.
The constant conflict within,
a meltdown about to begin.


Avoidance is the key,
to keep some sanity.
The world seems such a crazy place,
see the struggle upon my face.
My avoidance must be hasty,
to keep my safety!

Special Educational Needs

Sometimes people don’t understand me,
and it’s me they do not see!
I feel I have invisibility,
and this is my true disability!


Everyone deserves to thrive,
with the right support, I can feel so alive!
 I am just like you and you like me,
our only difference is our individuality!


Needing to just be understood,
to have support to be all that I could!
Unconditional care for everyone,
support and love, that’s how we become one!

By Anne-Marie Barton
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