ADHD Life
I had to meet with psychiatrist they said. My appointment was at two pm. Okay, so I should go grocery before but my appointment is at two though. I don’t want to be late. So I should go after…? Right? Or will the store be closed by then? Or I could go tomorrow and order in today. Yeah, I will order in food that’s safe, I don’t need to leave my house. It’ll get done then. So then all I did was wait. It’s like being in a waiting room in your own house. I checked to make sure zoom was working so I can have this appointment. The appointment started and the psychiatrist looked at me and said “it sounds like you might have ADHD” and she noted something down. Wait. What? Then something started to make sense. Is that why I spent most of my days in the classroom daydreaming? Yes. Is that why I had to click my pen at work? Yes. Is that why I am consistently interrupting others? Probably. Do I overshare at work? 100% is that why I can never enter a grocery store and just get what I need? Yes. Literally, today I walked into Walmart “All I need is a stapler” I told myself before I walked in. All I need is a stapler okay? Oh what’s that the make-up aisle. I wonder if they have E.l.f. Oooo yes and it’s on sale score! Right. Stapler, new Nicholas Spark book? I’ll take that! That reminds me I need a library card. Wait. Stapler. I found the stapler and then I looked over the clothing aisle. I did lose that shirt, just a white tank top. Yes, okay I need to leave. And like that I spent 38$ ouch. The stapler cost me 5$.
Comments (14)
Oh I am crying for them, no matter the gentleness! Great work, loved this❣️💕
Great imagery in the haiku, Rachel!
The veins is a good comparison, and works really well with the idea of death in the last line too.
What amazing imagery, Rachel. Such a well-woven haiku and response to the prompt.
Very swell! How good are the veins? Shows we are connected right?! 😄
Well-wrought! Evokes the warmth of the sun on a cool fall day. One of my favorite sensations.
Wow - I just mentioned some favorite haikus of mine in the Lift Your Voices thread, but hadn't seen this one yet!! Brilliant, evocative work...amazing as usual, Rachel!!
"Celestial gaze" opens so hard, I love it! I really can't get over how beautiful this haiku is.
Beautifully written. It almost makes death sound enticing, elegant, and peaceful.
Feels like a meditation on God and our place in the universe done with beautiful minimalism
Good lord, Rachel! This evokes the frailty of old age so powerfully. Warming veins of thin skin caused me to remember my mother’s hands. Damn, you are an amazing writer. Each haiku better than the last. I’d say good luck again on the challenge but I’m not sure you’ll need it.
You’re certainly on fire with autumn’s haiku!🤗
That last line made it seem very graceful. Loved this!
God, chum. That final line is devastating, beautiful and just - gorgeous. I love when you poem like a pro! Hope you're doing okay, Rachel? Is the work situation any better? No idea if that's okay to ask, but just deciding you will know I mean it with kindness and concern. Hope this sudden burst of creativity means that my lovely chum is doing a bit better!