Elissa Quigley Poet Free verse

Adhd

Staring at the screen.
Wanting to scream.
I know the material,
I want cereal.
FOCUS!
like focusing a camera.....
MATH! BACK TO MATH!!!
Okay. Where was I?
ummmmmmmmm...
Oh here I was....
What was I thinking.....
Oh ya! I was about to minus 3 from the 52.
do do do do do dooooo
that sounds like a song!!
do doooo doo do do do 
dooo dododododo do do do!
bawn bawn bawn do do doooo!!!
Wait.....Math....Dammit I did it again.
Okkkkayyyy Math time. 
ya, lets do this.....
okay got that part. 
Oh My Gosh, the kid next to me is almost done
 and I am just starting!!!
AHHHH. Uhhhh.... okay..ummmm Im just going to put 4 as the answer.
and 73 for this one and 36 for that one.
Class is almost over >.< ahhhhh
wait.... that was a really cute face 
>.<
I like that face. but not as much as this one
^-^
that one is my favorite. 
Or, maybe this one (*-*).
^//.//^
So much fun!!
I love makin---
Math. Focus on math. come on.
okay are there answers in the back of the book?
nope. Dammit.
online????
nope double dammit.
Crud. mom's gonna kill me for not getting it done.
uhhhhhhhhhhhh.
I see a blue bird on the windowsill
I wish I was a brid, 
so I could fly away from math class.
I'd come back for english, just not math,
and then I could poop on Mr.Bradstreet's car.
that would be funny.
MATH.MATH.MATH.MATH.MATH
uhhh... this is not my subject...
who decided numbers were too friendly, and to spice it up with some letters?
I dont know, but I would like to give them a good talk 
about how they ruined everything.
People start packing up,
the bell is about to ring.
I scribble down some answers quickly 
And shove the paper into the blackhole
named my bag.
then head off to english,
were things are simple opinions,
and I dont always have to be wrong.
meh....
I wonder whats for dinner?

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Doug Vinson April 11, 2017 at 10:08 PM Wow, Elissa - this is quite a read, quite a trip for the reader. : ) Elissa Quigley April 12, 2017 at 2:21 PM Thank you. Some kids take this trip every day, every class. I know I have. Glad you liked it

Jan Allison April 11, 2017 at 4:10 PM I've worked with kids with adhd so can relate to this totally i found it funny on one hand yet also sad - i wish all teachers could read this and then they would maybe understand the condition more:-) Fabulously penned Elissa:-) hugs jan xx Elissa Quigley April 11, 2017 at 4:23 PM Thank you Jan. I have had ADHA my whole life and have been on ALL of the meds for it. Currently Aderall is working, but who knows the next hormone change could change everything. Part of my intention was in hope that teachers would read this, as well. Thank you for your kind responce!!