Ilyus Evander reads "In the Dream Where I Wake Up in My Physics Class Naked" by torrin a. greathouse

The video features a poet, theater maker, and mental health worker reading a poem about a dream where they find themselves naked in a physics class. The dream shifts focus from the vulnerability of being naked to a lecture on spring mechanics, where the teacher uses soft examples like trampolines and pogo sticks. The speaker reflects on violent memories, contrasting them with the lecture's examples, highlighting themes of violence and personal trauma.

Discuss the imagery used in the line about the 'Helix of wire buried in the cabinet drawer.' What does it represent?

What emotions are conveyed through the references to a father's fist and the trigger of a gun?