My little brother will do certain things
In public
That I have to stop him from doing.
I can't explain to him why he can't
Or why it's wrong
Because I don't even know the reasons
Myself.
He's so used to people judging him
For his "invisible" condition
That he doesn't know that his visible one
Is being
Black.
His "invisible condition is called
"Autism."
He and I share that same visible condition
But my "invisible" one-
It's called, "Being conditioned to know
That my condition is being
Black."
Apr 30, 2017
Apr 30, 2017 at 3:21 AM UTC
My little brother will do certain things
In public
That I have to stop him from doing.
I can't explain to him why he can't
Or why it's wrong
Because I don't even know the reasons
Myself.
He's so used to people judging him
For his "invisible" condition
That he doesn't know that his visible one
Is being
Black.
His "invisible condition is called
"Autism."
He and I share that same visible condition
But my "invisible" one-
It's called, "Being conditioned to know
That my condition is being
Black."
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