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When People Say

Parents Peers Teachers Doctors Say

By Riel RedwolfPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Parents say, “I can’t stand her.” “She’ll be the death of me.” “I’m too old for this.”People say she needs to take care of herself,Stop being overdramatic.Her guardians can’t take care of her forever.Eventually, she’ll be on her own.

Words yelled in the morning,Wake up, it’s time for school.Yes you can, there’s nothing wrong with your eyes.That’s it, if you don’t get up, I’m calling CPS.

Peers say, “I don’t like her.” “She’s self-centered.” “She talks too loud and too much.”People say that she needs to shut her mouth for once,Let others speak.They don’t care about the story she wrote based on a game based on a movie based on a show based on a book.Write something original.

Words screeched in the dawn,Quit sleeping in the shower.Yes, you need to wash your hair.Get up!

Teachers say, “Wish she’d apply herself.” “She has potential… more than her sister, I’ll bet.” “It’s a pity.”People say that she’s colorful and bright,But misdirected.That she’s intelligent,And could get good grades, if she tried.

Words shrieked in the AM,Put your own clothes on.Yes, you know how!You’ve been able to brush your teeth for years!

Doctors say, “She has A.D.H.D.” “Bipolar.” “Asperger’s.”People say she’s broken, dysfunctional, not right.The gears of her clock don’t fit,And her brain tick… tick-ticks off-beat.Her hourly chimes of I can’t… I don’t need to… I don’t know how… Rupture the eardrums of the ones she wants attention from.

And my family, and I, reprimand,Get on the bus!Don’t throw things at me!You’re going to school or you’re going away!

She says, “Sister, Why do people Hate me?”

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Riel Redwolf

Hey, I'm Ri. I write things. Care to join me?

I'm pagan, neurodivergent, pansexual, afab genderfluid, and polyamorous. Expect me to write about it.

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