PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

Depersonalization


She stares at the blank page

Then at the far wall

”We’re all mad here,” it says

Whispering

Yelling

Beckoning

I feel so small

A tiny version of myself

Balled up inside

Peering through the strangers’ eyes

Sounds echo loudly

Reverberating through my hosts’ body

I may be losing my mind

Everything is surrounding me

Pulsating

Colossal versions of themselves

I’m in the kitchen now

How did I get here?

How long has it been?

I place my hand in front of my face

It doesn’t feel like my hand

I pick up a knife and slice open the palm of my dead hand 

I don’t flinch

I don’t feel it

”Where am I,” I ask as the blood drips from my hand

©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, 24/7. Crisis Text Line — text HELLO to 741741.

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (1)

Wired6
This poem"Depersonalisation"is not my poem. So don't know why it's showing under my poem-"Dissociation???! It needs sorting power!

Comments are closed for this poem.