Poem: Don’t Wanna Have a Meltdown

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This poem- Don’t Wanna Have a Meltdown- is found in [Autist]

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Triggers: meltdown

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Don’t Wanna Have a Meltdown

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
I’ll just back away slowly
shut off the lights
hide in my blankets

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
let my music play
loud enough to drown out the rest
relax the shoulders

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
I can feel it coming
everything is too loud
everything is too bright

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
stop asking things of me
give me a little space
I really like control

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
my body’s flailing around
grunts are coming out
I didn’t mean to hit

I don’t wanna have a meltdown
you don’t want me to either
give me time and space
and I’ll be fine in a moment

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