The Wounded Soul - A Poem
The Wounded Soul
This poem is about the research work done by John Bradshaw describing how the Inner Child is being wounded through Abandonment and lack of parental care as described by Erik Erikson in his Epigenetics Theory.
Trudging haplessly
Peeking curiously
Dreading the altercation
Going deeper into
The bottomless pit
Trapped in the utter servility
Learned through the regimen
Of the injunctions heaped upon
The sheer innocence
Of the lamb, blindfolded
Treading through the darkness
Never discerning
Adrift, oblivious to the conundrum
Ambling along,
In a trance like state
Laughing through the rain
Crying through the sunshine
The road seems endless
Unfeeling, unmoved
By the ordeal
The wounded soul
Is enmeshed
Of the tangled wires
Ensconced upon
By the poisonous pedagogy
That’s being fed to the lambs
Until the time comes
It becomes a bitter pill
Swallowing it is suffocating
Repulsive, appalling
The only recourse
Is to go through the pain
Feel it, savor the moment
Grieving through the process
Of enlightenment
Embracing life’s
Unreserved bliss
Freeing the lamb
And let it scamper freely
Unhampered, liberating
The autonomy felt
Of the cleansed Spirit…
Copyright: Raci Niwa February 7, 2012
