I have a superpower.
No
I can’t fly.
But when I put my mind to something
I can rise above
ableism and prejudice
to exceed expectations.
I have a superpower.
No
I can’t read minds.
But I can see
into the beyond.
I imagine
a world
of dreams
of possibilities that most people
can’t even begin to comprehend.
I have a superpower.
No
I can’t lift a car with my bare hands.
But I can push
through the toughest barriers.
No fences
rocks
or walls will stop me.
Your words won’t stop me.
I just keep moving forward.
I have a superpower.
No
I can’t teleport anywhere I want.
But I can imagine myself in other universes
and bring worlds to life in my mind.
I see the magic
Deeper meaning
The hidden beauty of life
that we often forget to see
or ignore.
I have a superpower.
It’s okay
if you don’t believe me.
I have nothing to show.
I can’t give you the ability to read my mind.
I can only tell you the truth:
My autism is my superpower.
There’s no “cure”
Because my diagnosis is not a disease
it’s an identity:
my identity.
It gives me passion and determination.
And I will succeed.
Not in spite of it.
But because of it.
I have a superpower.
Sophie Mei Yŏu Zhì Greene