{"product_id":"coffee-cup-stains-joy-olree-9781458200143","title":"Coffee Cup Stains: Thoughts from an Autistic Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife is complicated, plain and simple.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat we see is not what anyone else sees. We see a red rose, but no one else sees that same red, for no one else has our eyes. And that's life. We rely heavily on our five senses--taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing--but only we can taste, smell, feel, see, or hear how we do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetry included in \u003ci\u003eCoffee Cup Stains: Thoughts from an Autistic Poet\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Joy Olree's own five senses. She was, as Lady Gaga says, born this way--with autism, in a world that cannot fully grasp the meaning. In this new poetry collection, Olree attempts to enlighten that non-autistic world, to make its inhabitants see what she sees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRAGGED RISE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRagged rise I live\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecareful not to see\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhat there is to feel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFair the well my child\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esay there'll never be\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eever cause to doubt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhat it is my place\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehere on earth to be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRagged rise I go\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eclimbing to the top\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eup the mountain side\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003estaring at the heavens\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewaiting for the answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaceful though I am\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI would give it all\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eif only you would ask.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRagged rise I see\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eman in all his glory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eweathered worn but\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ewhole, scattered torn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethey roam sheltered\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003efrom life's storm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRagged but to rise\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eover and again\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003edown but never out\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethus it seems my life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Olree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1458200140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781458200143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbott Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Joy Olree","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485235097855,"sku":"9781458200143","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09211517-671f-4647-be7c-39991994e022.jpg?v=1778048799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coffee-cup-stains-joy-olree-9781458200143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}