It got to a point

You know…things peaked

And i had to see a psychiatrist

“I can’t focus

I can’t remember shit

I can’t sit still

I can’t work

School sucked

I mimic people

Relationships…OMG”

He asked –

“How long has this been going on?”

“Like 55 years”

Several sessions later:

“Adult Combined ADHD”

So now I know…

It’s less useful now

Than say 50 years ago

All my coping mechanisms

They’re homemade

Cobbled together from this and that

Here and there

Him and her

Like a peasant knight

And his tin can armour

Like Don Quixote

I must chase windmills

To stay interested

And write poems

Because narrative,

It’s too long…