To counter the narratives about African American males in special education, my poetic account represents the voice of a gifted AA male with dyslexia. I applied critical disability theory to learn, and become mindful, about my academic journey and how my identity was shaped. As an auto-ethnographer, I examined my schooling to understand my cultural experiences. Furthermore, after immersing myself in the literature of auto-ethnography poetry, I quickly recognized that this method would allow me to compose my stories and inspire students who are placed into special education that they too can reach their full academic capabilities. The organization of this account begins with a description of my method followed by a short description of who I am. Next, in the section entitled Express Yourself: An Auto-Ethnographic Poetic Account, I provide four poems followed by classroom pedagogy. Moreover, it is important to realize that scholarship rarely captures the voices of this population.