Patrick W. Marsh<p>In this poem, I really wanted to explore the fine line between fantasy and reality. I also wanted to explore the use of fantasy as escapism. How it feels so justified know cruel reality can be sometimes.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrycommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrycommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/reality/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/2025/04/09/reality/</span></a></p>