A.D.D.

Mommy, what does hyper mean?

Teacher says I'll never read

She says I need to take a pill

So I can learn to sit real still

The microwaves did something to our brains

We need to take these pills to help us change

Please, let me take them; I don't want to be an idiot

Ritalin will make me smart

At least that's what my teacher said

All the other kids take them; I think I am the only one

I need something to slow me down

I talk too much 'cause I am dumb

Mommy, what's a deficit?

I think it means that I can't sit

Disorder of attention

And I don't learn the lesson

Mommy, please, help me see the light

Don't you know my teacher's always right?

Joey's starting on week four

He's not in trouble any more

Susie's ending up week nine

Now she's never out of line

Please, let me take them; I don't want to be an idiot

Now Mommy takes my Ritalin

There's not enough for me, she said

All the other moms take them; I think it's not just mine

I don't know if she's smarter now

But at least she's feeling fine