The pledge is extremely simple and wraps up all the details in one siple paragraph. After the pledge are some writings.
I AM "codeNamed". I shall do my best to serve this group. I will keep our name clean and spread the word. I am comfident in my abilities to control myself. I will not hurt others by word or action. I will follow orders. I am "codeNamed" by my own will.
IT IS THIS CLAN
That will strip away the facade so easily confused with self. It is this clan that will offer the pain needed to buy the truth. And at last, each will own the privilage of looking inside himself to discover what truly resides there.
Comfort is an illision. A false security bred from familiar things and familiar ways. It narrows the mind, weakens the body, and robs the soul of the spirit and determination. Comfort is neither welcome nor tolerated here.
There you have seen in yourself invincibility. You now confront vulnerability. You have faltered, and the root of your weakness lies painfully exposed. With the weight of failure heavy on you, you realize you have been overcome because you walk alone.
There is only determination. There is only single minded desire. Not one among them is willing to give up. Not one among them would exchange torment for freedom. Finally, they just want to be "codeNamed".
But first, a final test will take everything that is left inside. When this is over, those that stand will reach out with dirty, callused hands to claim the title of "codeNamed".
The Phoenix
by: Ray Clough
Darkness Clouds
a Malignant World
Bound Choking
Ancient temples tower above the Flock
Cannibalistic Parasites cringe
Their eye sewn shut
A terror Unknown
Guards the door between
Limbo and Libido
The Dancing Flames
of Rage within
Unleash
Broken Realities
Plague the Land
the Temples Crumble Creating from the ruins
Rainbows of infinite Possibilities
The Phoenix is Reborn
