Kaleidoscope by Angelina Kearney

A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: Kaleidoscope. Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.

​A rainbow emerges from the blackened sky
My senses are awakened like an explosion of skittles
A man calls out to me and says Why are you so shy?
I reply I am autistic and I dribble like the river spittles
A tall tree trembles as my thoughts triangulate the footpath
Theres a cormorant fishing in the river
Its wings flap feverishly as if having a bath
A group of people walk towards me and I quiver
The sign just ahead indicates a bird hide
I look out from the hut at the delightful ducks dancing
I wish I could be an animal and reside
At every corner I walk along there are people prancing
To immerse myself in the water blue and grass so green
It is my dream to live a life so serene