addiction
INFERNO OF REBELLION
Working class London rootsAccessing fearless truthDavid Bowie dynamic iconGlam rock prince in platinum boots Bowie’s family troubledHaunted by demons of…
8 MILE SURVIVOR
Eminem emblematicSurviving white povertyWorking class realityIconoclastic destiny The urban wall of 8 mile roadDividing black from whiteA line piercing DetroitPost-industrial…
ORACLE OF THE CYPHER
Prodigy and phenomenonVoice of a generationSlain by addictionDisembodied imagination He flowed with beatsHe thrived in musicalityMac Miller built communityHis craft…
PROPHET OF PAIN
Your voice intenseYour mind complexCapturing our anguishGasping for breath Prophet of painProphet of rageArchitect of grungeAntidote to guilt and shame…
ANGEL OF THE ABYSS
Tattooed rawEtched like graffitiYour work profoundRooted in feelings You were the lightYour voice pure fireFierce freestyleConjuring desire Lucid dreamsAnxious screamsMusic…
JUGGERNAUT
Your eyes piercingVivid karmic beingYou are my cypherYour mind inspiring We wrestle with demonsSeeking psychic freedomThe scourge of addictionRavaging and…
CYLONS OF DUNE
This universe of evolving prophecyDune the planet of potent mysteryFremen worship the sandworm Shai-HuludConcentric circles of teeth channel energy The…
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…
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…
MAELSTROM: relapse and recovery
Recovery is deep workNot a linear process Old clusters of feeling reemergeFeelings too painful to processFar too painful to share…
PROPHET OF GRUNGE
The alchemy of art and painFlowed in the lyrics of Kurt CobainHe was a friend I never knewA man with…
RIDE OR DIE
Our scriptures are boldBut barely touch the surfaceOur bond profoundOur chemistry insurgent Your friendship has transformed meYou’ve poured your heart…
CELEBRATION
This is a letterA letter to my dear friendMy spirit brotherMy accomplice and protege We have transformed one anotherOur connection…
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…
DEVOTION
Our chemistry magneticOur style fierce and eclecticOur minds telekineticForging a lineage prophetic This bond awakens emotionsThis deep pulse of devotionWe…
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…
NEXT LEVEL GRATITUDE
Until we need it mostWe often do not know how blessed we are I could easily have been killed on…
TATTOOED QUEER
This is a poemAbout an enigmaA mystery tattooed in blood You are goneYou can no longer speak your…
ALCHEMY OF ART AND PAIN
These tears we let flowThrough art we createFeeling painful emotionsThat we no longer sedate Loving to numbGetting high was…