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

When authenticity becomes an aesthetic

Authenticity has lost its meaning,

Like a doll repeatedly dragged in the mud

Until it becomes unrecognizable,

Privacy becomes a luxury

It becomes an aesthetic

That everyone craves to have

Like the newest product release

Authenticity cannot exist

On a platform that forces you

To perform or filter yourself,

Authenticity is actually found

In the private moments off screen

Where no one is watching

And your mind isn't aware of judgement from others

It's easy to pretend you are being real,

To share your whole life story

So people don't feel alone,

But the shadow looks over your shoulder

Whispering to keep going,

To keep sharing your privacy for validation

To erase the boundaries

And make your whole life a production

For the world to see and to imitate,

But the disconnect has become too strong,

And the discomfort starts to feel like you're choking on stale air

And your soul desires the silence,

The privacy to feel seen,

To come across genuine joy

The doorway to our life force

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

Don't run away from pain

When the basket is unstable,

It makes you want to run away

Because it feels like the pain of loving someone else

Starts to claw at your throat

Until you can't breathe

And all you see is the darkness

It's human instinct to crave an escape

From what we fear the most,

To never receive the kind of love

That we truly desire

But we forget the warmth

The moments where our hearts

Collectively knew that it would all be okay

That pain wasn't the full story

And love is the medicine

Not the band aid