Poem: 'Why Were You Missed' by Ace

Why were you always missed?

It’s as if you are the faint whisper in a noisy room,

Forgotten,

Overlooked.

You sit in class unable to focus,

Never knowing what's going on,

Feeling as if there are a million different voices speaking to you all at once.

You fail all of your classes,

Procrastinate until the last minute,

Completing almost nothing,

Feeling confused about everything,

As if you are a mouse stuck in a maze with no way out.

Like everyone else,

You always assume you’re being lazy,

That you don't care,

You see yourself as an utter failure who can't even complete the most basic tasks.

What will it take for you to see that you’re trying your best?

You don't want to be like this,

You don’t want to fail,

It's as if you are a puppet with loose strings unable to get anywhere.

You want to succeed,

You just need some extra support to get there.

Whenever you hear the term ADHD you think of little hyperactive boys,

That are always running around,

Unable to sit still.

But what about people like you?

It's as if you started a book but never finished it,

Missing the chapters that would help you see the full picture.

You still struggle with the same stuff,

Even if you arent hyperactive,

But you are always missed and seen as lazy.

Why were you always missed?

Just imagine how different your life would be if anyone had picked up on this sooner,

If you could have just received the support you needed at a younger age,

Imagine all the things you might have achieved.

It’d be like finding the missing puzzle piece after years of searching,

Finally completing the big picture.

Why were you always missed?