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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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Melpomene in Poetry & Free Verse

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