The Boy with ADHD



They say that it's an illness

But it doesn't work with an Antibiotic

But now I remember

I was told it's a diagnostic

I never thought I would be different

But I like the way  I am

Sometimes I am indecisive

I don't always have a plan

Structure is the worst

I don't always  think it will be that bad

I can't remember where I put things

Then I might just say

Sorry ,  that's my bad

I don't feel like  I fit in

I don't like being formal

I think that word is crazy

It's okay if I am not normal

I don't have to feel ashamed

Because I am picture

that can't be framed

When I'm at my best

I am a lion

who can't be tamed

I hate to wear normal colours

I'm as bright as I can be

A little bit of pink

Is like a star

On top of a Christmas tree

They ask me how I feel

And some days I am okay

But it feels like my mind

Will be In peace

And the next moment

In a marathon race

Overthinking and Anxiety

It is very underrated

But when you have ADHD

It's a couple who can't be separated

Like a striker I just scored

So many unfinished tasks

Let's play guitar

Learn the piano

Let's do this

Oh Im sorry I am Bored

It's something I can't explain

To take narcotics for my brain

Am I really this bad

Or did society give this name

I always have a choice

But I don't know what to choose

Always dreaming big

But everything to loose

My heart is full of love

Yet I feel like I'm  always  scared

I'm a Victim Of ADHD

Yet I know , nobody cares

Through everything in life

It's one thing I cannot change

I sometimes shout tree bark

Just to let them know I'm kinda strange

About this poem

It is written in the mind of someone who has ADHD , for my whole life I have struggled with this part of my brain and I never knew how to tell someone how I feel , because it's not just about ADHD it's about what people go through and how it can affect us everyday it's definitely a diagnostic that needs more attention and Awareness. I just hope this can Inspire anyone struggling or confused about how they are feeling.

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Submitted by gareth.haye112 on December 17, 2023

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Characters 1,649
Words 431
Stanzas 60
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