Keeping my ego ‘in check A confused ego / trying to build self-worth Delusions of grandeur to deny my needs and the fact that I need to

F* k ‘em, I see you

Crash and burn, When did I become, not good enough, for your world? society built for neurotypical Tara star poem neurodivergent writer

hunting / hoping for hopeful change, YOU spoken word style Tara star

My heart was worn Strings plucked and diced But, I was holding on Clinging to mights. Tarastar

barriers to medical treatment, out of joint, discombobulated, hurt, alone, isolating myself, independence, self-sufficiency

intense thinking, heavy on heart, reasonable, justified, I care, nervous system

For me, women are sunshine, frozen rain and rainbow power We are the thunder they don’t see coming Our bodies the implements they can instr

writing process

vulnerable writing, hollow heavy chest

sole placed, thoughtfully down, on concrete, hard stone, slow steps forward, to be introduced to my home, dissociation, a body not owned,