The Undiagnosed ADHD Friday Night Show
A restless poem by a restless poet
My nervous system
Is a hamster wheel run by a dog
Who’s chasing a cat
Who’s got the hamster wriggling in between it’s teeth
~
My wife just calls out that she loves me
As I sprint across our small home
From one room to the other
Cat tripping me between my feet
As our dog hides under the couch from the madness
~
I know she thinks I’m nuts
But I’m both over and under-stimulated
Overwhelmed and underwhelmed
Restless and bored simultaneously
I wonder how I will sleep tonight
Either soundly or violently
~
There is constant storm and rainbow in me
And I see both umbrella and smile tucked in the back pocket of my wife’s pj pants
She knows that I am trying
(To not keep running across the television screen as she watches her show)
(But the house is one main room and I always cross in front of her television show)
I am always entertaining
If not for her or myself, then for the cat who finds it all so much fun
~
The dog sits in my armpit, tail in my face
Cries about his ball that keeps rolling off the bed
My wife knows it will take me either two hours
Or two minutes
To fall asleep
She knows I will call her soon to keep me company
She has a patience for me that I still don’t fully understand
But am eternally and utterly grateful for
~
It’s Friday night
And I can’t seem to figure out this puzzle of
What the heck to do
~
Can you?
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Oneg In The Arctic
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Comments (10)
Brilliantly articulated. Funny on one level but on entire other not at all 🤍
That first verse had me lol, but after, it was like oh damn, that's not good. Hope you get some rest tonight.
I can relate to the restlessness! Lovely poem 💖
OMG, I could so relate to your poem! Sometimes, my brain goes into overdrive like that. I'm a mess! LOL! Loved, loved, loved your poem, Oneg!
Lol, this was so relatable! I just cannot sit still at times! I need to annoy someone 🤣🤣🤣 So glad your wife is patient with you 🥰
This is extra on point, such an excellent piece on anxiety and the ups and downs of being human. Love this my friend 🌈❤️❤️
On pointe in so many ways but humourous and made me smile! Loved this! 🤍
Somehow this all sounds so familiar--not to mention perfectly descriptive of what life tends to be like for so many of us. Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Love your humorous poem🥰 When I get that way, I listen to sleep induce music on my ear buds. Very relatable
Love this!!! Very descriptive and humorously written!!! Once in bed, you can do ten deep breaths and to clear and quiet the mind counting silently you repeat one two, one two, one two zzzzzz