(a poem dedicated to the charter night of the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club)

Since the beginning and through the ages
Humanity adapted to lots of changes
While some were physical and others mental
It’s definitely not coincidental
It started off with the primates
They found themselves in desperate straits
Some of them began to evolve
Making way for the Neanderthal
Alas they were too different
And sometimes quite divergent
They finally had to break away
And in the world, make their way
Yet without rules for society
Many would’ve lived in anxiety
So complex codes were created
and community was regulated
Religions to govern daily life
And also to manage man and wife
Loyalty and honor to master deals
Vengeance or mercy for appeals
Fast forward a few ages
Words could now be kept on pages
And yet change is faced with resistance
Old customs are saved with persistence
For the mind of man has been corrupted
And words on pages could be twisted
Thus prejudice and racism were accepted
And sometimes fervently encouraged
To combat this, rules became more complex
Everything needed many checks
But this is a hindrance to humankind
And now evolution seeks to find
A simpler, more honest form of man
Free from deceit and with a plan
Trial and error are nature’s way
It takes time and goes astray
But eventually it will all make sense
By then we’ll be in the past tense
A new form of humans is emerging
From the past it’s diverging
Medicine could never find its cause
As it tries to find its flaws
What we see in autism today
Is nature working night and day
To refine mankind and make it better
And to help it forge an improved future
Originally posted on August 30, 2020 @ 10:51 am
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