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ADHD

November 8, 2023
By Shorthairdontcare SILVER, Houston Area, Texas
Shorthairdontcare SILVER, Houston Area, Texas
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i am scattered across time and space.

every day,

I must summon my strength and energy

to pull the particles of me from all corners of the universe back

                                      into

my body so I can form coherent thoughts, go to school, and function. i devote my energy to keeping the particles just barely fused together, making sure they don't give in to the irresistible current pulling them

in a million

           different

                  directions out of my body.

 

my natural state is

scattered

                                   across

                                                                         the

                                                                                                             cosmos.

 

i am not quite in my body, but not quite out of it. i'm in a state between awareness and unconsciousness. i am in a million different places.

my thoughts dissolve in the wind like a fine powder.

my body is here, but i am

everywhere

and nowhere

all at once. 

 

I have ADHD. It's nice to meet you.


The author's comments:

I wanted to make a poem about what ADHD feels like for me. I don't write poetry often, so this might not be the best.


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King_KDA ELITE said...
on Jan. 24 at 1:04 pm
King_KDA ELITE, Burlington, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"Numquam finitur, donec vita finiatur."<br /> - K. D'Angelo Alexander

I like the format, it really fits the vibe of the poem as well as the text.