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Nidhi Agrawal¹

¹National Institution of Fashion Technology, Department of Communications.

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This poem explores the tension between resilience and bodily decline, using fragmented language to discuss illness, survival, and disintegration. It offers a unique perspective on the emotional and ethical aspects of corporeal deterioration.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Literature
Medical Humanities

Background:

The concept of 'atrophy' is explored as a metaphor for the interplay between resilience and physical decline.
Fragmentation serves as a poetic device to articulate the experience of illness and bodily disintegration.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the dialectic between resilience and corporeal decline through a fragmented poetic style.
To offer a discourse on the metaphor of illness, survival ethics, and the affective experience of bodily disintegration.

Main Methods:

Poetic analysis of fragmentation.
Discourse analysis of themes related to illness and the body.

Main Results:

The poem articulates the complex relationship between resilience and physical decay.
Fragmentation effectively conveys the emotional and ethical dimensions of bodily disintegration.

Conclusions:

The poem provides a unique lens for understanding the lived experience of illness and corporeal decline.
It highlights the significance of affective dimensions and ethical considerations in the context of survival amidst bodily disintegration.