中学の図書館で偶然見つけて読んだ本。
中学時代にはまさか、自分が著者と同じく自閉症なのだとは、思ってもみませんでした。
自分が自閉症であると知ってからは、この「自閉症だったわたしへシリーズ」が凄く好きで、著者であるドナ・ウィリアムズの本は、ほぼ全てを読みました。
１冊目にあたる本の冒頭が好きです。
和訳版で載せてもいいのですが、個人的には英語(原著)の方が好きなので。
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
In a room without windows,
in the company of shadows,
You know they won't forget you,
they'll take you in.
Emotionally shattered,
don't ask if it mattered,
Don't let it upset you,
just start again.
In a world under glass,
you can watch the world pass,
And nobody can touch you,
you think you are safe.
But the wind can blow cold,
in the depths of your soul,
Where you think nothing can hurt you
till it is too late.
Run till you drop,
do you know how to stop?
All the people walk right past you,
you wave goodbye.
They all merely smiled,
for you looked like a child
Never thought that they'd upset you,
they saw you cry.
So take advice,
don't question the experts.
Don't think twice,
you just might listen,
Run and hide,
to the corners of your mind,
alone,
Like a nobody nowhere.
