Be Careful What You Say
Or You May Have To Eat Your Words
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the silence bleeds heavy as it severs my tongue
while my heart quietly hangs in the balance
like a mother compelled to eating her young
resigned ADHD paralyse
keeping the words unsaid, tied up tight
so that the truth can never get out
some days I would rather die
than to continuously suffer this drought
for the silence is deafening
and you won't hear me out
justice comes with the reckoning
but never out of my mouth
***
A/N
ADHD paralysis is a term used by people with ADHD to describe a state of feeling frozen or unable to function when faced with a task or decision.
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This is a very familiar feeling, Kelli, plus I've watched my youngest suffer with this at times.
That frozen moment when you cannot decide which step to take, though a single step in any direction is all that is required. It's not just something known by those with ADHD, though I'm guessing that for those who suffer both it is particularly harrowing.
Well written, Kelli. This took me back to my son's school years, when ADHD was still misunderstood in many ways. I remember his paralytic moments vividly.
I feel the ache in this. That kind of silence when you can't speak but everything inside is screaming, it's brutal. Thank you for putting it into words.