Different
You think your life is perfect
You get the red crayon in
Kindergarten
You get the reading passage
correct in first grade
You get your first crush, first
boyfriend, first kiss, first
homecoming dance.
But one thing is clarified and
everything around you changes
You no longer fit it
You're given medication you
didn't even know existed
You get extra help
And then, people look at you
like you're from another planet.
The teasing starts and you go
back into that dark corner you
just left
You don't want to leave
You begin to avoid your friends
because you think that they're
going to judge you
They start to worry and they
text and call you until you
answer
But you don't answer because
you don't want them to know
You don't want to be different.
You think you're alone so you
do tell anyone
You don't want them to think of
you differently
You don't say anything because
you think you'll lose friends
But then you do lose friends
because you didn't tell them.
There are deaf schools and
blind schools
There's a program for dyslexia
But there's nothing for ADD and
ADHD
You just have to deal with it.
Copyright © Kimberly Lemons | Year Posted 2014
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