{"id":260,"date":"2024-02-17T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/?p=260"},"modified":"2024-02-25T17:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T17:34:51","slug":"her-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/her-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-sitebg-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-264\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/imperfectpath.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230130_123154-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c59f8c8dcb1c5c88c116d4fb893e9184 is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"color:#42778e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sitebg-background-color has-background has-normal-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sitebg-background-color has-background\"><strong>Her Autism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-sitebg-background-color has-background\"><blockquote><p><strong><em>F<\/em><\/strong>ree of Culture\u2019s<br>Overwhelming and Burgeoning demands<br>The world became an open book<br>A wondrous place<br>Watched with clear eyes now<br><br><strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong>he ignores the news<br>The problems and expectations<br>That had never fed her soul<br>She looks instead<br>To the earth and sky<br><br><strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong>he walks on cold dew<br>And gazes with pleasure again<br>At white-capped purple mountains<br>Golden meadows<br>Shimmering in light<br><br><strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong>he stately green trees<br>Tease and cradle her spirit<br>As it soars free and lightly<br>In clear blue skies<br>With the birds she feeds<br><br><strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong>he understands now<br>Why the horses always know her<br>And love her more than people<br>Riding the wind<br>Is better by far<br><br><strong><em>A<\/em><\/strong> simple label<br>Opened a world for her anew<br>That doesn\u2019t judge awkwardness<br>Or unseen stupid social cues<br>Just unfettr\u2019d freedom<br>Self-understanding<br><br><strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong>he chains that bound her<br>Fell away like shattered glass<br>Ugliness explained, washed away<br>People can\u2019t hurt her now<br>Her mind is clear<br>Her heart forgiveness<br><br><strong><em>H<\/em><\/strong>er flowers flourish<br>As she walks, touching, tending<br>The garden gives it&#8217;s blessing<br>Her Mountain Home<br>Embraces her gifts<br><br><strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong>he glittering golden sunlight<br>Shines warmth on her secret smile<br>For she is free to love again<br>Free to be happy<br>Free to be herself.<\/p><cite>-Faye Martin<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free of Culture\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelming and Burgeoning demands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41,55],"tags":[57,56,58],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autism","category-poetry","tag-culture","tag-freedom","tag-society"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - 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