Disassociating

I am floating.

Not anchored in my body.

I cannot focus.

I cannot think.

They do not see how distant I am.

We're supposed to be watching a video, but I can't.

My eyes don't see.

My ears don't hear.

My brain won't think.

It's all so fuzzy.

I cannot escape.

I am floating.

Not anchored in my body.

I am disassociating.

I am nowhere.

And yet, I am everywhere.

Scattered in a million pieces.

Fainting Goat

UT

15 years old

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    I'm scared.

    I can't believe we're here

    Again.

    I can't believe this is reality

    Again.

    Four years

    They say.

    It's only four years.

    But it's four years

    Of a living hell for me.

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    Is like no other.

    It is too deep

    Too raw

    Too real.

    And as I stand here

    Within its everlasting clutches

    I find little bursts of hope.

    And these little burst of light