How To Rest

Hello everyone,

My name is Sujit Kurup. I am 30 years old and have autism. I have a difficult time being understood as my way of communicating is not traditional. I receive support with typing so my expressions may be better understood. Typing helps me get a message across, but poetry helps me express my heart. Poetry is my safe place where I can experiment creating words and thoughts without judgment.

This poem, “How To Rest,” was borne from frustration. Sometimes my mind keeps me from sleeping, so I am left with many thoughts, alone. “How To Rest” reminds me how tranquil a good night's rest can be. Reading these words helps me ease down, so I hope it does the same to you.  

How To Rest

Surrendering to the quiet weight of stillness.
The world retreats to a murmur,
Time stretches into silence. 

A deliberate pause,
The breath between thoughts, 
A leaf suspended mid-fall
Trembling in its freedom.

In the deep hours, 
While the sky forgets its burden of light,
And the stars watch without Judgment,
You become vast as the night.

Resting, belonging to nothing
To float in untethered space 
Where the pulse of the universe aligns with your own.