A Journey Through The Dark Side 

We’re going on a journey through our dark side 

Through our shadow 

We’re going to plunge into the depths of our soul  

And work on all of our parts 

Our vulnerabilities that we hide 

Our conditioning that drives us 

Our trauma and pains we hide 

And hide from they’re all hidden in the shadow where we banished them 

We didn’t necessarily do so consciously 

We did it to survive 

We did it to live as best as we could 

When the hurts and pains presented themselves 

When the trauma was inflicted 

But we’re in a position now to accept all of us 

To see what drives our behaviors  

And heal those parts of ourselves rooted in trauma 

Diving into our shadow/dark side 

Won’t be easy and shouldn’t be done lightly 

But it’s worth it to reframe how we behave 

To rewire our conditioning 

To heal ourselves we must accept ourselves 

And see all of us 

I’ve been betrayed and outcast 

So, I must deal with my fear and mistrust of people 

I’m going spelunking in the dark side of my soul 

Because there are no bad parts 

No parts that can’t be healed with time and concerted effort 

I long for connection but while my trauma is conditioning  

Me to mistrust everyone i hold everyone at an arm’s length 

That mistrust has protected me in the past it was formed as a result of trauma 

But it’s time has come to no longer drive me 

So, I’ll bring it out into the light and work on it. 

So, I invite you into your own shadow into your own dark side 

What vulnerabilities and conditioning hides there 

What heights can you ascend to if you accept all parts of yourself and heal 

If you accept that there are no bad parts just wounded parts of yourself  

Yearning to be free and whole?