I'm Just Me - Poem about Aspergers and Autism
An 11-year-old boy from Chesterfield has won a national competition with a poem about Aspergers.
Kenzi Jupp’s wrote ‘I’m Just Me’ for National Autism Awareness Day and has won first prize in the Young Poet Network’s annual contest and was published in the Young Minds collection.
You can buy Young Minds via Etsy. The book is priced at £3.99 and proceeds go to charity.
‘I’M JUST ME’
BY KENZI JUPP
So I am Autistic,
But what does it mean?
As it’s an invisible condition,
That can’t be seen,
Although sometimes you hear it,
In the way I talk,
Sometimes it makes me clumsy,
When I run or walk
So I am Autistic
But what can I do?
Virtually everything
The same as you.
Although sometimes I do it,
At a different speed,
I can read a book in a flash,
But changing for P.E?
It’s extra time that I need.
So I’m Autistic
But what have you heard?
That we are all weird?
Or a bunch of nerds?
But look back in the books,
Of history,
So many famous people
And inventors, you will see
So I’m Autistic,
And they were too,
Albert Einstein, Mozart, Newton,
To name but a few
Satoshi Tajiri creator of Pokemon
Hans Christian Anderson, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs,
The list goes on.
So I am Autistic
What can you do?
To help me be happy,
Like all of you.
Talk to me, include me,
Be my Friend,
Accept who I am,
I’m just Kenzi
ONE WISH
If you had one wish,
For what would it be?
A fast car? Big house?
Or a sack of money?
If you had one wish,
What would you choose?
Diamonds and Pearls?
Fancy clothes or new shoes?
If you had one wish,
What would you do?
Give it away?
Or use it on you?
If I had one wish,
I’d use it to show,
The world through our eyes,
The way our brains flow.
I’d use it to help,
You understand,
What life’s really like,
In the Autism Land
I’d open the door
For you to walk through,
Come take my hand,
Let me show it to you.
I’d show you how sometimes
Noise hurts our ears,
What makes us feel safe,
Our thoughts and our fears.
The things that we like,
Which seem strange to you,
Like flapping and jumping,
And spinning round too.
With one little wish,
I’d help you to see,
How confusing life is,
To children like me.
To see the world through our eyes,
Is my wish to you,
You’d see why we struggle,
If you walked in our shoes.
With only one wish,
I’d change the whole world,
Making it a place of acceptance
For all boys and girls.
Comments
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An amazing poem!!! I'm sure it'll certainly open people's eyes!2
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Brilliant poem. Really insightful.2
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Outstanding! Absolutely brilliant Kenzi! ?2
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Wow that made me feel a huge hunk of emotion ! Incredible !3
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Hi I’m Kenzi’s mum. This poem
has now been turned in to an illustrated book. Join Kenzi’s advebtures on his facebook page Kenzi:D I’m just me or on twitter @KenziKj1 -
Very clever - love it - i think i will be following Kenzi on line - bless him x0
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Thank you! Kenzi is still surprised by how many places his poem has been shared x0
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Hi @mandy444444 how are you and how is Kenzi doing x0
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We are ok thank you. Kenzi has struggled wirh the past couple of years woth lickfown, covid beiing off school etc its caused him some anxiety issues and he foesnt like going out anywhete anymore so thars been hard x0
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Absolutely wonderful poem and a very telented boy
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mandy444444 said:We are ok thank you. Kenzi has struggled wirh the past couple of years woth lickfown, covid beiing off school etc its caused him some anxiety issues and he foesnt like going out anywhete anymore so thars been hard x
Lovely to hear from you - has Kenzi written any more poems.
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Beautiful
I hope his family are just so proud of him .
His talent should be available to all Primary, High School , College and University students .... oh and adults of course .1 -
This is a fab poem, so well written! Well done Kenzi1
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ProudMumForever said:Beautiful
I hope his family are just so proud of him .
His talent should be available to all Primary, High School , College and University students .... oh and adults of course .1 -
How amazing @mandy444444! Really proud. And glad you are proud too. I hope it gets the outreach it deserves0
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