addiction
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IS DEPRESSION A FORM OF ADDICTION?
Earlier this week an unusual line of analysis came through me. I started to wonder if addiction might be a…
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MAELSTROM: relapse and recovery
Recovery is deep workNot a linear process Old clusters of feeling reemergeFeelings too painful to processFar too painful to share…
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PROPHET OF GRUNGE
The alchemy of art and painFlowed in the lyrics of Kurt CobainHe was a friend I never knewA man with…
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RIDE OR DIE
Our scriptures are boldBut barely touch the surfaceOur bond profoundOur chemistry insurgent Your friendship has transformed meYou’ve poured your heart…
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CELEBRATION
This is a letterA letter to my dear friendMy spirit brotherMy accomplice and protege We have transformed one anotherOur connection…
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FOREVER YOUNG
Time is daunting Drugs no longer please Forever young What I once wished to be Hurt left unspokenAgony in my eyesUnmanageable emotionsDrove me…
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DEVOTION
Our chemistry magneticOur style fierce and eclecticOur minds telekineticForging a lineage prophetic This bond awakens emotionsThis deep pulse of devotionWe…
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QUANTUM MINDS
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GOTHBOY LEGACY
Eyes of painChained to addictionYou died so youngLeaving us with your vision Your music was iconicReconfiguring genresYou carved a tortured…
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NEXT LEVEL GRATITUDE
Until we need it mostWe often do not know how blessed we are I could easily have been killed on…
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TATTOOED QUEER
This is a poemAbout an enigmaA mystery tattooed in blood You are goneYou can no longer speak your…
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ALCHEMY OF ART AND PAIN
These tears we let flowThrough art we createFeeling painful emotionsThat we no longer sedate Loving to numbGetting high was…
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MORE THAN A SPONSOR
You’re not just my friendMy sponsor or my mentorA trifecta of different rolesDiverse to your very core Vessel of…
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MANIC DEMONS
These highs like cocaine I reject emotional painMy brain got that fix Appearance flaunted in vain Reckless impulsivity Believing myself a higher…
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CHRYSALIS
This is a poem about maniaThe pain of changeThe agony of the caterpillarDissolving to become a butterfly This chrysalis…
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ANGEL PHOENIX PROPHECY: chronicles of new york
Words fail to describeThis manic energy we feelStepping off of that busEnraptured by the gravity of Gotham This is…
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KALEIDOSCOPE EYES
Your manic eyesOur manic mindsEvolving geniusPsychotic disguise We throb and danceRhythm deep withinThese sparks againArising for the win Inspiring insightManifesting…
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MANIC ORACLE
Tonight I seek guidanceI yearn to knowTo see where I endTo know where you begin I strive to guide…
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DISSECTING REJECTION
I am a lonely soulHeartbeat slow and coldIn my rejection I am aloneToxic fear holds the throne We write…
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SACRED LINEAGE
You are my protegeMy sponsee and my friendAbsorbing your magnetic chemistryI feel fierce pride We are a zeitgeistEvolving a lineageCrafting…
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JOY EXTINGUISHED: eulogy for Gus
Your voice propheticYour spirit magneticGoth boy fireYour energy electric I look you in your eyesLike I know your painToxins flood…
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WEAPON OF LIBERATION
You were in the world but not of itYou told of awful thingsYou created from a cradle of painA dad…
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RESURRECTION: a bypo journal
I am hereI should have died I jumped from Key BridgePlummeting into the Potomac RiverThere was ice in the…
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DISCO NOBILITY
We floss and flexWe rise and grindReinventing timeRealigning our minds We share the work of recoveryI feel this fierce prideLoving…
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SHAMANIC
In this spaceOn this landEnergy flows through meMagic transpires I write in the dark of nightAmidst the rhythms of rainShamanic…
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DREAMER BOY
, When I see youI see nascent joyChained by webs of self-deception When I hear your voiceSometimes I hear honesty…