OTHER TOGETHER by Amelia Bell

sailing wide i am waiting tides approaching 


wanting wagering always casting am i resisting tearing

weary above now sinking am still standing wavering am

near treading before all ways crashing believing reeling

decisions escaping am i trying angering am weather vane

shaming lost still watching searching am gone hearing calls

anchor am i rising lapping begging dragging regressing am i

fleeing returning waves of seeing holding i am floating

Amelia Bell is a 16-year-old nonspeaking autistic poet. She lives in the Tampa, Florida area, and is a senior in a public collegiate high school where she is working toward receiving a high school diploma and an Associate of Arts degree from a local college in the Spring of 2024. Since she started communicating through spelling in 2020 she has greatly heard and responded to a call to increase awareness around the needs and abilities of nonspeaking autistic individuals.

paper chapbook / 2024 / 19 pages / $12