Dissociation

dissociation, as defined by Merriam-Webster, means: the separation of whole segments of personality or of discrete mental processes from the mainstream of consciousness or of behavior

when i think about the past things that i have done

it is hard to believe that i’m the one who did those things, so i’m on the run

from every mistake i have ever made and the history i come from

but there’s no set distance to get away, no set finish line to know i’m done

there’s no measurable amount of change to tell me i’ve forgotten enough

there’s no god waiting to forgive me and tell me i have won

but i must have to come from somewhere before i was me now, i was a past someone

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