the Mind is not an ally: poetic meditations:

Before clarity, there is chaos. Before peace, war abounds. In the Mind is not an ally: Vol I - the Mind in struggle, Ayo Deforge invites us into the raw interioriority of the battleground that is our thought, identity, and emotions. These poetic meditations were born in the frictional silence of contemplation, where the mind turns inward and confronts its own architecture of fear, pride, and noise. This volume draws from the lineage of those who've charted a path from inner darkness and wal...