NAMELESS STUDENT:
We, the students of PS1
Are more than happy to be here.
But this is our first year,
and we’re prickly with fear
so please bear with us
as we introduce ourselves.
SCHIZOID STUDENT:
My name is Schizoid.
I think –
I think I’m afraid.
I think this is too hard for me.
I think this veil of tears is a world of pain
and all of our healing is in vain.
I think I may need to ground.
I think I can be a healer.
I feel better here –
I think.
CHORUS: [Refrain]
Grounding and centering opens the door.
Feel all your levels, from one through to four.
Awaken that radiant light emerging
Through aura and hara from sacred core.
ORAL STUDENT:
My name is Oral
and I’m so glad to meet you!
I’ve been sitting here all alone
waiting for class to start
and I watch all these people go by
but nobody has time to say hi
and I just need someone to talk to
and could I borrow a few bucks
for the juice bar
please?
I wanted to ask people out to the restaurant
but it wouldn’t be the same
if I had to ask
and I like juice better anyway
and you could come and sit with me
and I could tell you all my troubles
and wait a minute, where are you going?
Come back! Please!
CHORUS: [Refrain]
MASOCHISTIC STUDENT:
My name is Masochistic.
I want to be a healer
because I feel your pain.
I have nothing but love for you
and will take on your troubles
no matter how heavy the burden.
You go ahead with your process work
and IÕll help you through it.
I can hold mine in until next class.
Really, let me help you first.
ItÕs my pleasure.
CHORUS: [Refrain]
PSYCHOPATHIC STUDENT:
My name is Psychopathic.
I may be the student at the top of my class
but I’ve got problems too.
If I could just convince you
to skip me ahead to PS2
my classmates would be so much more mature.
They’re so beautiful when I see them on the beach
but you know they’re only after one thing.
That’s okay – I’ll just take what I want
and save my heart for my real friends
the ones I can trust
if I ever find them.
CHORUS: [Refrain]
RIGID STUDENT:
My name is Rigid, and everything’s fine.
My life back home is great
I love my job
my homework’s on time
I aced the final exam
and I even passed spine cleaning.
But something’s still missing.
There’s an empty space for
a jigsaw piece at the heart of my puzzle
that I can’t seem to find.
I’m a total success –
why don’t I feel like one?
CHORUS: [Refrain]
NAMELESS STUDENT:
My body is strong
roots of an oak deep in the soil
raising arms overhead to touch the sky.
My emotions flow
a tsunami storming the shore
to bring Beltane’s morning dew to my face.
My mind is clear
crisp and cold gusts of November
balancing the warm and wafting winds of May.
My heart is a chariot of fire
leaping the gorge between heaven and earth
to weave a rainbow bridge between worlds.
ALL CHARACTERS:
Grounded and centered, I’ve opened the door.
I feel my levels, from one through to four.
I’m touching my radiant light emerging
Through aura and hara, my sacred core.
And I’m ready to learn more.
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NOTE:
I would like to thank all of the people who read the parts of this poem. You lent such beautiful voices to these words, and it wouldn’t have come to life without your humanity.
I would also like to thank the teachers and faculty for the wonderful education that they have given me and all of us. Without your teachings and love, I would likely still be 95% out of my body without the least bit of lived understanding of characterology.
Finally, I would like to thank all of my fellow PS1 students. Words cannot suffice for the love and humanity that you have shared with me. I entered the school alone and afraid, and I have completed this year with a love for all of you so powerful that it has helped me to feel safe and welcome in this world. Thank you.
Love and Healing,
Treesong