Challenge
Poetry with Symbolism - Metaphors of Dissociation
Write a poem [any type] about dissociation. Try to use abstract ideas, concepts and details to give a sense of depth on how it affects you or the person feeling it.
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Not Here
My mouth is full of cotton
My head contains only static
My nose only smells burning or rotten
My ears hear but never listen
I am dead, lying in my open casket
But I also live, watching nothing on t.v. but colorbars
I have to choose one, hide it and mask it
And try to respond to the one left