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The Way of An Introvert
No one really understands an introvert
I push away my thoughts to avoid being hurt
I don’t feel safe here, so I always stay alert
With my eyes wide open and dried tears on my shirt
No one understands because no one ever asks
And even when they do, their empathy never lasts
I just sit around and constantly overthink my past
Feeling my concentration break like shards of glass
It won’t be long until my daydreaming finally crashes
And realization of my dismay starts rising from the ashes
I’m so behind, I can’t even ask “What happened?”
I listen to car horns in the distance and watch as a light flashes
“Am I seeing things? Am I hallucinating”
I must being going crazy, my breathing is elevating
I start to slow my breathing but I’m having trouble concentrating
I zone back in as if I was just levitating
I’m understanding what is happening now
I look at my blank paper and begin to frown
I’ve been sitting here staring into space the whole time
Not an ounce of concentration stayed in my mind.
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I have a major ADD disorder, which means I have issues with concentration. I wrote this based on how my ADD was effecting me in class.