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As someone with ADHD, it can be so hard to be on time, so I wrote this poem to express my feeling that we should take time out every now and then. It was shortlisted in the Hammond House International Literary Award and published in the anthology entitled Time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65fc4a5ef1ff9c6b79957783/0c59da14-da30-4c93-b1eb-9f5862eee0ef/Please+Be+Late.png Poetry - Please Be Late - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sammiford.com/poetry/scars monthly 0.5 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65fc4a5ef1ff9c6b79957783/2993e1cc-6fe8-4a7d-aa4f-ca67203b374c/scars+%281%29.png Poetry - Scars - Trauma Scars Are Invisible Most neurodivergent people have had issues in life, that can be traumatic. They may be masked but can resurface, hence this poem. 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