Droppin Dimes

Stimulation pulls my brain
In like a magnet
Won’t let me go
Consumes all that I know

As I try to unwind
And process my time
Spent click clacking away all day
Faint buzzing
Loud chirping
Last night in

As I unite my thoughts
Out on a page
Craving release and peace
Separated from the exhausting stimulation

It rocks my head
At times filling it with dread
Instead of giving up I simply keep on
I keep on going
I write I stay free
From the stimulation

A doctor diagnosed me with ADD (now considered ADHD) when I was about six years old. As an adult, one of the most apparent symptoms I still feel is how my brain just never shuts off. There’s always wheels turning somewhere. I’ve journaled and wrote on and off my whole life, but I made it part of my routine in early 2017. Since then, writing’s helped me give my brain space to work and slow down.