Dyslexia and I

Dyslexia and I

I do not know how to spell my address,

good old dyslexia and I.

I do not know my best mates birthday,

good old dyslexia and I.

I do not know my left from my right,

good old dyslexia and I.

I do not know my D’s from my B’s,

good old dyslexia and I.

I did Toe-by-Toe every weekend,

good old dyslexia and I.

I did left fun subjects for resource,

good old dyslexia and I.

I did write numbers backward on the blackboard,

good old dyslexia and I.

I did use a 5th class English book in 6th,

good old dyslexia and I.

I am highly creative and imaginative,

good old dyslexia and I.

I am persistent and resistant,

good old dyslexia and I.

I am an out of the box thinker,

good old dyslexia and I.

I am able to see the bigger picture,

good old dyslexia and I.

I may not have perfect grammar but I work it with glamour,

good old dyslexia and I.

I may not have great reading ability but I’m certainly not a liability,

good old dyslexia and I.

I may never learn how to write my D’s and B’s but watch me create a poem with ease,

good old dyslexia and I.

I may never be the traditional learner but I have been told that I will one day, I will write a page turner,

good old dyslexia and I.