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Daring to Touch the Sky
A Soaring Eagle
Do I sedate my inner God or Goddess?
Or run wild with the wolves?
Wrenching pain, cannot be unlived,
But if faced with courage, need not be lived again!
My parts pray for relief.
Have I been a Spiritual Orphan all my life?
Hopelessly modifying my parts?
Psychologically burdening them?
But there is nowhere to run!
Nowhere to hide!
Haunted by the spirits of the past!
Abused, neglected or simply forgotten by loving praise!
The robot turns from being here to serve you,
To daring to touch the Sky
Little Mary Sunshine, Pollyanna
Are both waiting to turn!
My humanness means I need connectedness and value.
My passionate warrior, inner mentors wait inside me.
Refusing to sit in silence any longer!
My inner need for safety and autonomy cry out.
To be free as the Eagle soars within,
It is no longer sedated, no longer confused!
It signals to be set free.
When I fail to heal my inner pain,
Or my families’ inner pain,
I fear that I have failed.
Parts saddled with false beliefs, yet have good intentions.
Does being born mean that I am be doomed to failure?
Inner cravings left un-soothed, unfelt, unseen or unheard!
From unconsciousness to consciousness, mapping my inner journey
Motivation means feeling safe within from intrusion, exploitation or control.
The Tiger within me paces mobilizing aggression and protecting me from violation
My inner Self cries out for clarity and honesty
Or the deep unrest of living a lie will continue
And lack of connectness will be the price.
The capacity for autonomy frees me and my parts
They no longer need to muffle my own soul’s cry.
I free myself, to take power and initiative in the world.
My body, my parts, they dare to speak the truth.
Disowned power – my families and my own
Support for my needs means I’m healing my harms from within
My need for autonomy drives wings upon the sky.
Free to be myself, to take power and initiative in the world.
Asserting myself as needed, yet, cooperating freely when appropriate
My compassionate heart beats within
I have a need for value – being valuable just for being myself.
For developing healthy capacities of assertiveness, intimacy, autonomy and empathy
Calling for your Parts to free themselves too
The Inner Voice that is calling, calling you
You’re the one you have been waiting for!
As I am unburdening myself, the passionate part feels
Thrilling vibrations that provide wild connections with my true, real Self
Loving and caring for each and every part
As my new super-sensitivity to my parts drives my personal rhythms,
Humming through lunch there is no safe harbor.
Whether interacting or tracking my parts,
I’m High and satisfied from observing my new Self and for healing my parts
Re: Daring to Touch the Sky
Thanks for sharing. That poem has a lot of IFS hope for healing.