Scott Lentine

Scott Lentine resides in Billerica, MA, a Boston suburb. he graduated from Merrimack College magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Studies with a Biology minor. You can follow his blog at http://scottlentine.wordpress.com/.

Just a Normal Day

Never knowing what to say

Never knowing what to do

Always looking for clues

Just a normal day

Feeling unsure

Totally perplexed with everyday life

Always on edge never certain

I wish I could lift this curtain

Needing to constantly satisfy my need for information

Always online searching for new revelations

Going from site to site

Obtaining new insights every night

Trying to connect with people my age

Attempting to reveal my unique vision

But ending up alone and unengaged

Feeling like my life needs a total revision

Just a normal day

Can’t You See

Can’t you see

I just want to have a friend

Can’t you see

I need the same connections in the end

Can’t you see

I want a good job

Can’t you see

I need to have stability and be part of the general mob

Can’t you see

I want to be independent on my own

Can’t you see

I want to be able to have my own home

Can’t you see

I want the same things as everyone else

Can’t you see

I want to be appreciated for myself

The Ode to the Autistic Man

Try to understand the challenges that I face

I would like to be accepted as a human in all places

Where I will end up in life I don’t know

But I hope to be successful wherever I go

I would like to expand my social skills in life

Making new friends would be very nice

Stand proud for the autistic man

For he will find a new fan

I hope to overcome the odds I face today

Increased acceptance will lead me to a brighter day

By the age of 20, I will have made tremendous strides

I know in the future, life will continue to be an interesting ride

I have made new friends by the year

I will be given tremendous respect by my family and peers

I hope to get noted for bringing the issue of autism to the common man

So that autistic people can be accepted in this great land

Stand proud for the autistic man

For he will find a new fan

I hope to overcome the odds I face today

Increased acceptance will lead me to a brighter day

It was a great time on the beach today
Reading a book and going into the ocean on a bright clear day
These are moments that I will remember for a long time
Being on the beach on a nice warm day is truly sublime

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  1. says: ralph suker

    I am 80 years and have never had a friend. I do not know what that word means. I have a MA in Education. I do not know how I got it. For all their efforts to desist I go on. I do not know why I do it. However, I can see a clearing ahead it is the end. Before I go I would like to feel love or friendship.
    Really what I need is understanding: me to them and back again. The ASD machine is becoming beyond repair, yet someone can keep it in repair until it is time. I chuckle to think with my superior, organized mind I could not understand me. I forgot the next line. luff mate(thinking in Mersey)

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