A life changing experience. Out of your darkness (in your mind and memory) and your pain came poetry. It has altered you for ever Caz.
That's my take on your poem. Poetry has filled a gap to make your life complete.
Yeah,we all climb that tree of life out to a faraway something beyond the jungle of the mind to probably a brighter place only to find that we must inevitably leave parts of us behind. Yes, full consciousness requires a total death (not physical) or detachment to what we've become used to....is how I read it. But let time fly naturally, you'll get there fully - sometimes actually you do.
Meantime, there is purpose here so grab your pen and dream a poem.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.