A ten-word poem from a part
Tune in to one part, let a word come as its title, let about ten more words join it, and read the poem back to the part.
6 steps, drawn from 6 books on IFS.
Checked: each step was read against the book passages it rests on, and stays inside them.
Read every step first
- Tune in. Get comfortable, eyes open or soft, whichever suits you. Set any judging to one side for a few minutes. Then turn toward one part that is awake in you right now: a mood, a pull, a voice. You do not need to know its name.
- One word. Let a word or a short phrase come that feels like this part. Take what arrives rather than hunting for a good one. That word is the title of its poem.
- Let words join it. Write the title at the top. Then let about ten more words gather under it, in the part's voice or about it. They do not have to rhyme or make sense. This is not a test of writing.
- Read it back. Read the poem back to yourself, slowly, out loud if you like. When you finish, notice what it brings up in you, and how the part is showing up in your body now.
- How loud is it now? The same scale you used at the start. A drop is worth noticing, and no change is fine too: you gave the part some words of its own.
- Back to the room. If you feel some warmth toward the part, thank it for its words. If you do not, that is okay; you can thank it another time. Keep the poem or let it go. Then notice the room: your feet, what you can see.