What is it about?

This is a poem about delusions.

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Why is it important?

The poem consists of many examples of delusions people who are paranoid or people who have dementia believe are real.

Perspectives

The poem is comprised entirely of things various people have said to me, so in that sense it's what might be called "a found poem."

Marjorie Stamm Rosenfeld

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This page is a summary of: When you wake from a long dream, Psychological Perspectives, July 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00332925.2018.1496680.
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