[Thespiritexpress] Poem Read at last "Pathwork"

[Laura Pope]

Brilliant, juicy, truthful.  This is a mighty powerful poem Toni.  So much thanks.



> On Jul 27, 2023, at 4:44 PM, Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
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>> This is dedicated to all of us who are serious about shadow work…….its challenges and ultimate rewards……with love….Toni
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>> Retrieval
>>  I want it all back.
>> Every time I hung my head,
>> every word held on my tongue,
>> every lie I’ve told,
>> every piece of me I bought or sold,
>> thinking it would get me love.
>>  
>> I want it back.
>> The beg-your-pardons,
>> the I-didn’t-mean-tos,
>> the bowing out backwards,
>> the pleading, performing, and scheming.
>> The seducing and hiding.
>> The waiting.
>> The pretending to be what I’ve never been
>> with a righteous, condescending
>> “I’m above that” grin.
>>  
>> Give it to me.  
>> The key to unshackle my shame,
>>  my anger and blame.
>>     I want to own it, wear it, and not have to explain.  
>>                                                                                                                                                          I want the truth to embrace
>> As I take back the pain.
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>> I want to conjure-up all my fears in a potion,
>> I want to drink it and swallow all my emotions.
>> I want to own the devil in me  -   take back my power - get myself free-
>>  I want the whole of me strutting
>> when I walk down the street
>>  
>> I want my dark, down, dirty self back,
>>  
>> Its black magic wings
>> arched at my shoulders,
>> then aimed like a warrior’s arrow,
>> I’m going to bend the bow of my body
>> so far back that nothing but its original target
>> is clear, and then, Lord Mama,
>>  
>> I’m gonna let go.
>>  
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