Please forgive the blind guy for bumping into things, he doesn't mean to
Please forgive the socially blind for saying wrong things at the wrong times
Or not saying right things at the right times
They may give you funny looks, blank stares, awkward pauses, odd gestures, stand too close, too far away, speak in the wrong tone, say the wrong thing, laugh at the wrong time, that kind of thing
They can't really have a normal social life, they're blind to it!
But they still want your love and respect, and don't mean any harm
Plus there's still stuff blind guys can do, like talk on the phone, or sing to you
The socially blind can do stuff too. Just not in quite the same way as you
They're better off working alone than in groups for a start
So they might not mingle very often, but they're still part of the human team. They're on your side. So cut them a little slack, if you can
I instinctively copy everything and everyone I see without thinking
I copy facial expression, tone of voice, posture, gesture, accent and action
I'm a natural actor
I copy scenes I've seen in films, or make up scenes myself. Yet often folks don't know it's an act, coz I do it at unexpected times, due to auti cue-blindness
I couldn't count the times I've pretended to drown, fall off a cliff, have a heart attack or get shot
Does that mean I really want to die in any of those ways?
Of course not! That's ridiculous
Likewise I've pretended to be mad and wish folks dead, yet don't have a malicious bone in my body
I like to pretend to fight as well, like a wrestler. It's not real. But folks have winded me for it, broke my nose and knocked my teeth out
I've also pretended to cry, place bets or be foreign, all of which folks have thought to be real
One guy made me cough up ten quid by borrowing my stuff, then holding it hostage. I stopped shaking on stuff after that
If you see an actor on a telly screen crying or dying, you think it's real for a moment. It makes you cry. But all the while, you know it's not really real, they're just passionately acting
That's all I do. Passionately act
I've often mistaken real life for a theatre, the street for a stage, so gave folks the wrong impressions. They thought my skits were real, coz I did them in everyday situations
I try to distinguish, nowadays, between real life and the stage
Though I sometimes still forget where I am, I usually notice I'm acting up, and hush myself, before someone else does. I never used to. I used to just babble on oblivious till I got a smack
I've said a lot of bad-sounding stuff, but that don't make me a bad guy at heart. I don't want to do anything bad, and never have. I'm a kind, caring soul who just loves to wow, shock, amuse and entertain, like any actor giving their all to a performance
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