Awakening

The serpent wants to awaken

It's teeth is a reminder

That healing is never without pain

From unprocessed emotions

That was easier to push away

Than to feel

The electrical current flows

Leaving my heart vulnerable

But through vulnerability

Is the garden of interconnectedness

Where love holds no stigma

And arousal is natural

I feel the tingling rise and fall like waves

My awareness expands until I see nearly the entire ocean that is me

The darkness is your healing sanctuary

Your fascination with the depths and the taboo

Is not an error

Or an excuse to unconsciously

Carry the weird label or shame yourself

You do not need outward validation

But space to fully explore those depths

And use them to create art

It is your healing sanctuary

Where your soul doesn't need to put on a mask,

Because you have explored this realm before

What comes from the dark

Is your gifts

You do not need plant medicine

To uncover your shadows,

You already have the key

Betrayal

Betrayal

Feels like you're falling in quicksand

You try to cling onto the pieces of the past,

The part of you that was ignorant

Of what's to come

You thought your heart was made of steel,

Able to overcome anything

But the pieces crumble

And you fall into the abyss

Without a single branch to hold onto,

The darkness is not permanent

There is a way out,

But it means you have to face the betrayal,

And notice the roots that grew in response

True creativity unlocks when you stop numbing the pain

When you look at darkness

Not as an enemy to kill

But as a playground

For your psyche and creativity,

It's no longer scary,

But beautiful

There is beauty in the darkest waters,

If you're brave enough to find it

Society wants to stop feeling,

The discomfort and pain,

So the list of ways to numb it

Continue to grow

Keeping the soul fragmented,

Where wisdom tries to knock on the door,

But most cannot hear it clearly

It is only through conscious awareness,

And intiation

That the shadows feel safe enough,

To be seen without the inner voices of criticism

Keeping parts of you small,

It's no longer seen as strength

To tolerate situations

Where your energy drains from you,

True strength is walking away,

When people or places feel off,

Your body becomes your alarm system,

An ancient guide

That shows you

How your soul frequency

Responds to unaligned things

No Gold in the Shallow

When there is no depth,

The light shrinks further into the darkness

And the discomfort rises

To where the sunken feeling

Becomes hard to ignore

There is no gold in the shallow,

You attempt to tear apart the monster,

But the monster is a layer of you,

That has been left behind

You can say fear is the culprit,

It's easier to swim in shallow seas,

Than it is to swim in deeper waters