ADHD

A lad wrote a poem about autism and how the world perceives him, it was my inspiration.

I know I go on and on.
I know you're tired of stories long.
I know you tried to talk of you,
I want to hear, I really do.



An impulse here, and impulse there,
I don't blame you for your stare.
I speak aloud, I speak it clear,
I speak until... nobodies near.



I want to run, I want to jump.
I'm either up or in a slump.
My leg will bounce, my fingers tap,
A single thought becomes a map.



I know I put my keys down there,
But now I search till all is bare.
I know I meant to message back,
But birds flew by, and that was that.



I know I go on and on.
I know you're tired, this stories long.
I know you're sick of hearing me,
I want to listen, but my words break free.



I asked my mum, I asked my dad,
I asked if I was always like that,
With a chuckle and a shrug,
"you're you, and you we love."



I ask my sister, I ask my brother,
I ask why we are not like one another,
With a smirk they look aside,
"Because thankfully we never tried."



I ask my peers, why they didn't spot the trend,
Or tell of how bad I am as a friend,
"We thought you knew! and you're not bad,
You're just you, and we are glad."



I am still going on and on,
I know you're tired, attention gone.
Think of what it's like for me,
I will learn to listen, you will see.



I think a lot, I think of all,
I think till thinking is all,
I don't mean to stop and stare,
I'm in my head not here nor there.



I should have put the oven on.
I should have set an alarm.
I shouldn't have run for so long,
But I don't see my selfish harm.



I want.. oh there are my keys,
I didn't think to check my jeans.
If only I checked my trouser pocket,
But that isn't where I normally drop it.



What was I writing about, myself again?
This is tiring and will never end.

I want to do all, and all to speak to me
to see the beauty in the world I see.