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Empty Perception of An Empty World, Depersonalization and Derealization

I know you see me, but I am blind to you. Numb to you, because you are just as blind. I know you feel me, but I cannot touch you. No reach can pull you closer, because you are not there. I know you hear me, but I am deaf to your cries. Nothing desensitizes me more than your anguish. I know you hold me, but it is no more than the embrace of a ghost. A ghost of my present, my present existence is a distant memory of the past. I know you see me. You MUST see me. If I am not seen by you, I no longer possess myself. If I no longer possess myself, I have no self. Without my sense of self, I wither to a pale shell. This shell is growing cold. Please, show me yourself. Let me see you. Let me remember what it is like To no longer be a memory To no longer be empty I know you are me, but I am not you. There is no you. There is no me. All that is left is my empty shell that was once filled by a soul. Mirror, mirror, who is looking at me? Is it you, woman I used to be? She has no emotion, she has no air She has no being, just an empty stare. She has to go now. It's only right. To not have your self, is to lose the fight. It is to be dead before your heart stops beating. I am dead inside, cold in my heart Stuck in a memory, I am a memory "I" is no longer a truth Just...an empty word. Goodbye.

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Date: 6/9/2017 2:21:00 AM
I was drawn to the title, because this is part ofn what I am officially diagnosed with. It's a scary thing, happening that to you so yeah, I understand. You take care! Welcome to PoetrySoup :)
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Rebecca Valdivia
Date: 6/11/2017 2:46:00 PM
You take care too, and thank you (: I think writing about it is the only way to make sense of an impossible sensation
Date: 6/8/2017 7:08:00 AM
Such a deep and emotional write. When we become lost from ourselves, finding the way back is always more difficult. Nicely done.
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Rebecca Valdivia
Date: 6/8/2017 10:43:00 PM
After 5 years, I think I lost my self for good. But I won't give up
Date: 6/8/2017 5:32:00 AM
Bravo!! **applauds** love it!
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Rebecca Valdivia
Date: 6/8/2017 10:42:00 PM
Thank you so much (:

Book: Shattered Sighs