Dissociating

What it can feel like.

Disjointed words

Garbled speech

Ideas unexplored

Lost in space

And time.

 

Finding oneself

In a place

Unable to explain

How.

 

Panic

Of the worse form

Rational thought

Distant concept

As confusion replaces

Understanding.

 

Wandering around

Aimlessly

Without a clue.

 

Worse

When it occurs

In a public spot

For all

To witness.

Author's Note

As a trauma and abuse survivor, I tend to dissociate, during times of extreme stress, as a means of protecting myself. But, it can, also happen, during everyday life, like walking down an aisle, in the supermarket.