addiction
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8 MILE SURVIVOR
Eminem emblematicSurviving white povertyWorking class realityIconoclastic destiny The urban wall of 8 mile roadDividing black from whiteA line piercing DetroitPost-industrial…
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ORACLE OF THE CYPHER
Prodigy and phenomenonVoice of a generationSlain by addictionDisembodied imagination He flowed with beatsHe thrived in musicalityMac Miller built communityHis craft…
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PROPHET OF PAIN
Your voice intenseYour mind complexCapturing our anguishGasping for breath Prophet of painProphet of rageArchitect of grungeAntidote to guilt and shame…
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ANGEL OF THE ABYSS
Tattooed rawEtched like graffitiYour work profoundRooted in feelings You were the lightYour voice pure fireFierce freestyleConjuring desire Lucid dreamsAnxious screamsMusic…
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JUGGERNAUT
Your eyes piercingVivid karmic beingYou are my cypherYour mind inspiring We wrestle with demonsSeeking psychic freedomThe scourge of addictionRavaging and…
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CYLONS OF DUNE
This universe of evolving prophecyDune the planet of potent mysteryFremen worship the sandworm Shai-HuludConcentric circles of teeth channel energy The…
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QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD
Our post-punk grunge PersephoneA walking study in demonologyPretty on the insideAngry on the outsideMagician of visceral cathartic artistry Wife and…
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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…
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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…