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This poem- Don’t Wanna Have a Meltdown- is found in [Autist]
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Triggers: meltdown
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
[Poetry Archive] [Autist]