ADHD and the Writer

All right, I really need to get working on this poem-

(Hey! Those dishes are really bad, have you thought about doing them?)

And I want to get on top of the deadline this time

(How come I can’t come up with a decent rhyme for “time”?)

And I have so many weeks

(Did I pay all the bills?)

And I have lots of ideas

(Who came up with wind chills?)

So I’d like to sort them out

(Is Ottawa a capitol or a capital?)

And come up with a rough draft

(Should I take a shower before I go to the mall?)

That I can clean up when the kids are in bed

(Who spilled soda on the couch??)

Maybe do a bit of editing

(Boys. Go To Bed, I heard someone say “Ouch!”)

And maybe some spellchecking

(Whatta meen by dat, axshully?)

Okay, a lot of spellchecking…

(This needs a plot, contextually)

Right, I have days to get this done

(Funny joke, kiddo, a three-ell-llama)

So I really need to buckle down

(Can I feed the dog without any drama?)

Oh, yeah, and find a relevant picture

(Who invented the tricycle?)

That goes with these demented scribblings

(Is it safe to lick a sap-cicle?)

Maybe even come up with a rhyming scheme

(Do we know if insects dream?)

I need a snappy finish

(Why are Swedish fish not Finnish?)

Come here, computer

(Did you, in fact, do any dishes?)

Let’s buckle down

(Cat fairies! Dandelion wishes!)

I have hours to finish this

(Yer a wizard, not a poet)

Before the deadline looms large.

(Let’s go down another rabbit hole!)

I think I lost the plot...