For the A.D.D. Mind

Don't tell me what to do
Or put me in a room
With too many people
And things to do
Then ask me to be silent
Or to read to myself

I started my work
But discovered my hunger
I left to get something to eat
But answered the phone instead
I drove to pick up a friend
We stopped for a burger

I arrive at home
Only to find myself tired
I decide to lay for a nap
But my mind races on and on
I think of my list of things to do
And places I'd rather be

I find my day flies by
Even though the hours are so long
I get up to grab something
And notice something new
I sit down elsewhere
But what was my original task?

I can't sit for too long
Or stand in line
I love to talk
And struggle to hear your words
I'm quick on my toes
I work best under pressure

Don't pressure me
I don't know the time
I'll make it through the day
And somehow it'll all get done
I'd rather go for a run
I take hours to read a page

I can play guitar all day
I might forget to call
I get to work just in time
Customers love me
I finish my assignment in the AM
After being up all night

Somehow I'll graduate
And maybe start a career
I'll have my own kids
And drive my spouse crazy
All the chores will get done
In my own time

written march 26 2008 on my own time