A Lack of Coordination

Ian McCleary 1992 (Morris Plains, NJ)



I move in a clumsy way, in a body too large for me, quick large movements like if my hand were a bears paw
 I will suddenly thrust my arm out in one quick swipe of the countertop, and knock over a glass cup breaking on the floor.
These movements are unconscious, I have no control of them as I wish, yet I still hold a lot of guilt for these sudden reflexes
 In this one area I could be more coordinated, my mind working more in unison with my other  appendages.
How more evolved the desert tarantula is in his body to mine.


 

About this poem

A poem about something I struggle with in my daily life as a person with Anxiety, ADD and a Learning Disability.

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Written on April 18, 2022

Submitted by imccleary on April 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ian McCleary

I am a thirty year old poet from New Jersey. I write observational poems and poems on the state of human creativity and the power of human creativity that is undermined by the corporate structure of our society. more…

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