This poem is a reflection on a therapy called "Internal Family Systems" and a commitment to success against abusers.
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Joshua Brown
Here resolved to not succumb
To the infinite consumption
Of one voice against the realm
A quiet silence of acquiesance
But rather we insist that he hear
And be heard but not exclude
And brave we will be to live
As free as we possibly can be
Dreams we have we will cant
Never backing down from me
Our hearts will fill with warmth
To strengthen again that child
Why not be brave when facing
The world full of them that live?
For the dead are already gone
And why not let them die alone?
That inspirational quote belies
Below the surface billowing
The fires of aliveness insisting
On deep appreciation of self
Joy to the world, we see Him
That voice bequieted before
Now sits as a reverenced crown
And ceremoniously wills will.
Truth is just a dreamlike state
Of meant and accident joined.
Tremolo choirs in unity singing
That chorus writ by thinker
Those words spoken in dark
Whispered among the kind
Will one day firmly plant roots
Deep into fabric of reality
But back not down from self
For that appeasement of ill
Alas will contaminate health
Stop. Commit. Retreat. Think.
Be inspired by those who wile
And survived beyond infinity
The curious that have breathed
Their meek lives into power
Among the powerful.
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📅 Written August 23, 2023
📍 Written in Aurora, Colorado
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Thanks for reading. This poem is a reflection on a system I learned about several years ago called "Internal Family Systems" and there is some interesting correlations I've noticed between demonology, inner dialogue, suicidality and this system.
Drawing out the details might take away from the art of the poem, but I really resonate with the ideas of the system, but also broadly the idea of true democratic action, not just politically, but internally and intrapersonally as well. The ability to navigate that imperative while not succumbing to self-erasure is, in my opinion, one of the greatest tools we have to improve our individual lives and by proxy, the world.
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