Breath & Shadow
Winter 2022 - Vol. 19, Issue 1
"I Am The Tornado"
written by
Kate Meyer-Currey
ADHD is my personal tornado:
I have a whirlwind brain
And a hurricane heart;
Sometimes I’m a twister
Chasing my own tail.
I revolve through life
Scattering debris in
My wake, my anger
A natural disaster.
You can’t forecast
My eruption in advance
As my response to climactic
Conditions is unpredictable,
Driven by the barometric
Pressure of my personal
Circadian rhythms; the
Calm of hyper-focus
Is my still-centre, fearless
In a changing world.
I do not need to chase the storm
It is my tempestuous, untamed self.
Kate Meyer-Currey was born in 1969 and moved to Devon in 1973. A varied career in frontline settings has fueled her interest in gritty urbanism, contrasted with a rural upbringing. Her ADHD also instills a sense of ‘other’ in her life and writing.