Half Drawn Poem: Waking in a Life You Don’t Remember

What happens when you wake up mid-scene in a life you don’t fully recognize—and are expected to perform like you do? In Half Drawn Poem, Kate Earley gives voice to the strange choreography of dissociation: the small smile, the polite laugh, the way you speak clearly even when you don’t know where you are. It’s about the girl inside who never left—just curled up, waiting for the floor to dry.With evocative imagery and a minimalist soundscape underscored by Max Richter, this spoken word poem captures the quiet ache of fragmentation, the survival of silence, and the weight of pretending you remember the walls.Copyright ©2025 Kate EarleyMusic: Written on the Sky by Max RichterWritten: May 13, 2025