The mystery of you

Heart pulses

Stuck in time

A firefly passes through the light

I feel the whispers

Until the moonlight

The golden box

Captures the light

Don't stray too far

Voices left unheard

The sun is a magnet

A reflection of the mystery inside you

Your thoughts are realms of exploration,

Even the ones you have ignored

For they are just as important

The only rose in your garden

Words don't need to be said

When I can see the way you look at me

A sense of awe

As if I was the only rose

Growing from your garden

I can feel your patience

Melt away who I thought I was

And I stand before you

Unable to hide behind excuses

I can see your heart

Desiring to hug me

A golden truth

That cannot be ignored

Denial becomes a prison

Denial becomes a prison

When you ignore

The roots buried in your heart

The subconscious holds the truth

Of what's underneath

And sometimes it's messy

Shame arises

That you would rather keep

Lodged into the ground

Like a forbidden secret

Afraid of what happens

When you decide to dig it up

It's not a prison you cannot break out of

It is a prison that waits until you're ready

To face yourself

So you can see others

For who they really are

You carry the armor

To walk in the forest of shadows

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