POETIC PROSE

Autistically, We Soldier On

How to win a War that cannot be won.

7 min readJul 9, 2022

Category • Autism, Military, Poetry, Poetic Prose, Creed • Keywords • Keira Fulton-Lees, Autistically, Soldier on, War, The Road, candle, ignite the light, both end, wick, Cold Autistic Dark, Medium.com • Author • Keira Fulton-Lees • Title • Autistically, We Soldier On • Published • 9 July, 2022 — **Image Source:** **Tithi Luadthong** / **shutterstock.com**
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You may feel like you’re burning the candle at neither end, and both ends have no wick. Maybe you can’t seem to ignite the light that makes any sense of what, or why this is, or why you, nor anyone else, truly gives a s*** about anything that is you at all.

POETIC PROSE

Autistically, We Soldier On

How to win a War that cannot be won.

Written by Keira Fulton-Lees