{"id":40901,"date":"2026-09-22T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosenbachgallery.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=40901"},"modified":"2026-11-03T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:33:32","slug":"jared-bernstein-disassociation-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.rosenbachgallery.com\/he\/artwork\/jared-bernstein-disassociation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Bernstein, Disassociation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nExactly<br \/>\nWith what am I dealing<br \/>\nFearing<br \/>\nThat I\u2019m the ultimate weakling<br \/>\nFledgling<br \/>\nWithering<br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s just an inkling <br \/>\nI\u2019m tinkering<br \/>\nRethinking<br \/>\nRising and sinking<br \/>\nHaving difficulty speaking <br \/>\nI prefer blinking<br \/>\nGot sent reeling<br \/>\nCongealing<br \/>\nConcealing and revealing <br \/>\nMisleading<br \/>\nThrough my seeing and my hearing<br \/>\nAn illusion<br \/>\nDisappearing reappearing <br \/>\nTime for spring cleaning <br \/>\nDevelopmentally still weaning<br \/>\nWhining<br \/>\nUndying and wearying <br \/>\nUnder my breath I\u2019m swearing<br \/>\nBoth fists clenching <br \/>\nConfessing that I\u2019ve learned my heavenly lesson<br \/>\nEverything I need<br \/>\nIs already in my possession <br \/>\nI have a passion for progression <br \/>\nIt\u2019s actually an obsession <br \/>\nDaydreaming<br \/>\nOf a red herring<br \/>\nTake it at face value<br \/>\nOr is there a deeper meaning<br \/>\nOh dear that\u2019s endearing <br \/>\nEndeavoring<br \/>\nAn actor in a private screening <br \/>\nAdmiring <br \/>\nA caged bird singing<br \/>\nFinally getting back <br \/>\nTo feeling my feelings<br \/>\nSeized the moment<br \/>\nLike a thief caught stealing<br \/>\nMy ears are ringing <br \/>\nBelieving <br \/>\nA pig<br \/>\nThat\u2019s constantly squealing<br \/>\nPain that\u2019s searing<br \/>\nI\u2019m seething <br \/>\nA baby teething<br \/>\nOnly G-d knows<br \/>\nWhy I chose what I chose<br \/>\nMy friends and my foes<br \/>\nWhen the final curtain will close<br \/>\nAs my love grows<br \/>\nI\u2019m in the throes<br \/>\nCleaving<br \/>\nAdhering <br \/>\nHanging onto your ear like an earring <br \/>\nGrieving<br \/>\nLost in the woods<br \/>\nLooking for a compass<br \/>\nTo get my bearings<br \/>\nDizzy and careening<br \/>\nSearching for a clearing <br \/>\nTo do something daring<br \/>\nDarling<br \/>\nNow I\u2019m really sharing<br \/>\nAnd I\u2019m raring<br \/>\nRepairing<br \/>\nAs it appears<br \/>\nI\u2019m finished comparing<br \/>\nMy destiny\u2019s nearing<br \/>\nMy eyes misty and tearing<br \/>\nYour demands are demeaning<br \/>\nLeft me leaning<br \/>\nI can\u2019t stand it<br \/>\nSo I\u2019m kneeling<br \/>\nFree-wheeling<br \/>\nSky\u2019s the limit<br \/>\nBut suffering has a ceiling<br \/>\nI planted a seed<br \/>\nThe crops I\u2019m gathering<br \/>\nAnd bringing<br \/>\nRedeeming<br \/>\nThe blessings<br \/>\nAnd the trimmings<br \/>\nOver brimming<br \/>\nSlamming<br \/>\nAll the profits<br \/>\nI\u2019m skimming<br \/>\nIn this game of life <br \/>\nI\u2019m not losing but I\u2019m not winning<br \/>\nEngineering the odds<br \/>\nBarely breaking even<br \/>\nRepenting on my sinning<br \/>\nThis moment marks<br \/>\nA new beginning\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"rg-curatorial-notes\">\n<h3>Curatorial notes<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05e7<\/em> is an unflinching exploration of the restless inner dialogue that accompanies self-examination and personal growth. 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