A String of Letters

ADHD

i am a string of letters.

such a string that ties me

to pre-existing definitions,

deciding who i should be.

OCD

should I treat these strings

as lifelines pulling me to safety,

or as blood encrusted chains

crushing my wrists, strangling me?

PTSD

these labels have trained others

on how to treat me.

i am a ticking time bomb,

danger is all they see.

ASD

disorders, common and rare

make up my personality

a loud, erratic, odd fellow

without them, who would i be?