(Editors note: Today begins National Suicide Prevention Week. The poems we feature this week are meant to contribute to raising awareness toward this cause. All are welcome to participate.)
This poem tells my story of a memory I revisited when I was five years old at a time when my father had recently committed suicide...
Shadow of a Dove is a poem I wrote just before the New Moon in Aquarius on the 28th January 2017. I felt I needed to release a consistent fear of rejection and abandonment that continued to reveal itself within my new relationship. The evening before the New Moon I asked my Angels to show me what this deep rooted insecurity was and what part of my inner child needed to be healed. After I re-lived a memory from the past and sobbed away the sadness attached to who I was in that very moment of being abandoned, I healed the little girl within me and came to a new peace within my soul.
The words of this poem journey through my inner child's trauma of suddenly losing a parent, her behaviours, her fears, her deep sadness and the questions in which she seeked answers for many years of her life. From the line "An innocent dove, freely flying", my inner child's healing takes place as the adult in me chooses to accept, forgive and come to peace with why her Father made the decision he did.
After writing this poem and healing through my child's (the Dove's) shadows of rejection and attachment, I am now in a place in my current relationship of total love and understanding. I feel whole and supported. I am confident in knowing I am adored, appreciated and worthy of being loved. I know that I have no need to fear my lover abandoning, ignoring or walking away from me.
Through this poem I intend to bring messages of hope and reassurance to those who have ever experienced a traumatic loss, resulting in feeling abandoned. Confront your inner child, heal the emotions attached to the experience and step into the reality of who you are now and know you can live the life you deserve. Always reassure your inner child that he or she is safe and loved - the result is powerful.
This poem tells my story of a memory I revisited when I was five years old at a time when my father had recently committed suicide...
Shadow of a Dove is a poem I wrote just before the New Moon in Aquarius on the 28th January 2017. I felt I needed to release a consistent fear of rejection and abandonment that continued to reveal itself within my new relationship. The evening before the New Moon I asked my Angels to show me what this deep rooted insecurity was and what part of my inner child needed to be healed. After I re-lived a memory from the past and sobbed away the sadness attached to who I was in that very moment of being abandoned, I healed the little girl within me and came to a new peace within my soul.
The words of this poem journey through my inner child's trauma of suddenly losing a parent, her behaviours, her fears, her deep sadness and the questions in which she seeked answers for many years of her life. From the line "An innocent dove, freely flying", my inner child's healing takes place as the adult in me chooses to accept, forgive and come to peace with why her Father made the decision he did.
After writing this poem and healing through my child's (the Dove's) shadows of rejection and attachment, I am now in a place in my current relationship of total love and understanding. I feel whole and supported. I am confident in knowing I am adored, appreciated and worthy of being loved. I know that I have no need to fear my lover abandoning, ignoring or walking away from me.
Through this poem I intend to bring messages of hope and reassurance to those who have ever experienced a traumatic loss, resulting in feeling abandoned. Confront your inner child, heal the emotions attached to the experience and step into the reality of who you are now and know you can live the life you deserve. Always reassure your inner child that he or she is safe and loved - the result is powerful.
Shadow of a Dove
by Zoe Michael
Ego attachment
Starting to rise
Fear of rejection
Battles with pride
Tears rolling
Emotions flowing
Mind questioning
Heart showing
A memory re-lived
Repeated rocking
Backwards, forwards
Clock watching
A desperate child
"Mumma" she cries
Soul sobbing
Monotone sighs
Filling the room
Darkness descends
Silent torture
It never ends
Recent heartbreak
Traumatized
Daddy's presence
In the sky
Why did he go?
Why did he leave?
Special little girl
Ridden with grief
Heart of steel
Undeniable courage
Wings of protection
Intuitive message
Healing welcomed
Safe and loved
Opening the cage
An innocent dove
Freely flying
Perfectly whole
Seeker of new
Forgiver of old
Ego detachment
Heart space living
Open receiver
Lover of giving
A peaceful child
"I love you" she hears
Adult reassuring:
"Let go of your fears"
Zoe Michael is a Reiki and Angelic Sound Healer and has been practicing since 2015. She enjoys offering her additional services which include Soul Journey card readings and Life Coaching. Zoe has a wide array of skills with experience and professional work within Retail Management, Theatre In Education, Acting, Student Workshop Facilitating and Teaching. As a passionate people worker and lover of all things creative, Zoe has decided to continue on her soul path of supporting others through their Spiritual awakening. She is currently in the process of writing a book which will share some of her most intimate and transformative life experiences. Through her book she aims to empower the lives of others by teaching self acceptance and forgiveness. Zoe wishes to continue her poetic journey and aims to inspire, guide and support people on their path of self discovery and enlightenment. One day she dreams of owning her own Holistic business abroad and intends on developing a career working with young adults within an Education setting. As a fiery Sagittarius sign she loves to live a life of freedom, creativity through expression and grattitude. She has a strong connection with animals and is powerfully able to offer psychic guidance, visualise angels and heal others through touch and sound. You can find more information about her services on her facebook page Healingsouljourney's here.
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