Changing Tack

When people get into a rut,
It is a euphemism,
For getting stuck in some humdrum routine.
Those with Asperger's also get into ruts.
Though not anything necessarily humdrum,
But it may sometimes be routine.
We etch a rill into our minds,
Through excessive focus.
We put almost our whole being,
Into some of the things we do.
This is the key to our successes.
This is also our undoing.

Our focus excludes.
We appear aloof and uncaring.
But in actuality,
We are not ambivalent,
Just oblivious.
And when the world external to our focus point,
Blares at us and demands our attention,
The shock is physical.
It jars.
We slowly recover and submit.
But the rut is very deep.
It takes time to change tack.