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Asperger's Syndrome And Autism
Mind's turned on and tuned out
A mystery no one will find out
Fascinated and focused on a distraction
No one can interpret or foretell my reaction
Sometimes seems gifted sometimes dumb
All emotional bridges somewhat numb
Family bonds are the only ones that reach me
Stuck in an alternate reality
Autumn Nights
On a cool, breezy autumn night
With the dim shine of the full moon light
With the leaves falling from the tree
Falling to cover me
Being caressed by the soft night air
Calming my every nightmare
And the tender grass tickles me
And everything lays in harmony
Universal Mysteries
God show me how light does travel
Let the mystery unravel
Of how gravity is stronger than me
But yet how weak water vapor may escape the sea
And how prisms detour the path of light
And unveils nature's seven colors bright
Or how earth found its perfect place
And stays on path at perfect pace
Or how a plant seed can bring forth a beautiful flower
Or how a fire that doesn't occupy any space have so much power
Or how does the seed of a man and the womb of his wife
Bring forth family life
Of how each snowflake keeps an unique identity
Or how humans can live on land while fish can live in the sea
And how nitrogen feeds a plant
Or the effective civilization of the ant
Or how the turning of the earth and moon
With the stillness of the sun stay in tune
But God show me how there are those who persist
That you simply don't exist
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Poetry from a young man with Asperger's Syndrome
About the Author
Hello my name is John Aster Habig (but I go by John Aster professionally) I was born on December 24, 1983 in Oxford, Ohio. At about age 2 or 3 while living in Germantown, Ohio my family converted from being non-practicing Catholics to Jehovah’s Witnesses and at 3 or 4 my family moved to Carlisle, Ohio. Very little has changed since then which is nice because I like consistency. As a child I was diagnosed with social anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and at age 19 I was informed that I have Asperger’s Syndrome (which was an immediate relief to me actually because I knew there had to be something else that me different). I went to Carlisle schools from August of 1990 to June of 2003, where I was better friends with the teachers than the students and in 2003 I went to Sinclair Community College where I did well academically and socially until the end of the second year and I still didn’t know what to do with my life. Since August 16, 1998 I’ve been writing poetry and since 2005 I’ve been virtually a shut in facing a crossroads with my writing keeping me company along with my stereo and television (mostly playing the Beatles or Monty Python). This volume is a small collection of that work that has built up for over 10 years and amounted to over 900 poems. Aside from poetry I work on tv pilots, sketches and movie outlines (but only once finished a script). I would like to reiterate my thanks to all the people who gave me such positive reinforcement of my writing talents and encouraged my pursuits in them.