ADHD
It's plagued my life since I was born
Some call it ADHD
I want to call it a bad word
A very very bad word
I'm aware that some have it worse
Some have other disabilities
That are harder
Yet..,
The reactions are tough
There are different reactions to it
Some are annoyed
Some shun me
But the reaction I hate the most
Is when they treat me like an airhead!
Like I can't do anything by myself
Like I'm a toddler
Like a bomb about to explode
And maybe I am!
An airhead, a child, a bomb
(I wonder if a bomb explodes just a small part or a really big part.... What was I talking about? Oh yeah.)
I don't want to be
I don't want to be a child forever
I don't want to be distracted by everything
I don't want to space out
I don't want to act on an impulse
I want to grow
I want to learn
I want to be heard
DO YOU THINK I ASKED FOR THIS
THAT I CHOSE IT
THAT I CHOSE to have to take meds everyday
THAT I CHOSE to see a shrink regularly
THAT I CHOSE to have my troubles doubled
THAT I CHOSE to be part of a statistic
The statistics
OH the statistics
Do you know the likelihood of an ADHD person to..
Kill themselves
To take drugs
To get into car crashes
I don't want to be part of these statistics
I don't plan to
But I keep thinking of the others
The others like me
The others that don't understand
those that can just forget about it
Those that can just go on with their lives
Without thinking about it
Well I can't stop thinking about it
I just can't help wondering
If my adhd is a part of me
Or just a feature
Would I still be me without it
Or would I be someone totally different
