And So I Thought
The Doctor
She asked me,
“What do you collect?”
At the time
I wasn’t really sure
I never really collected
much of anything
I thought
Money didn’t matter
Specific things didn’t matter
Nothing has really been
So important to me
That I needed to, collect it
What do I collect?
I was told, we all collect something
It’s a common sign
So even here, I felt different
When I was given a diagnosis
To make me feel the same
And so I thought
It took me
Eleven months
Three days
Something, Something, hours
(I’m not that good)
It took me countless nights
(Because I didn’t count them)
It took me walks
From work
To work
Sitting in cars
Staring out of windows
I ignored so many conversations
Social gatherings
Outings
Connections
I ignored all I could
And I thought
Today I finally realized
While looking at these pages
these black little letters
Forming words
Sometimes, even sentences
I finally understood
I collect
My thoughts
YOU ARE READING
No Lifeguard on Duty
PoetryThis is a collection of my life, my thoughts, and my perception of everything around me. I won't claim that my documentation of how I think or perceive things around me is accurate. It is however the most accurate form of how I can express who I am...
