depression

  • MOOD FOLLOWS ACTION: tools for moving through depression

    MOOD FOLLOWS ACTION: tools for moving through depression

    Depression can be a demon. Andrew Solomon famously described it as the “Noonday Demon”—a beast that can leave you miserable…

  • IS DEPRESSION A FORM OF ADDICTION?

    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…

  • MANIC DEMONS

    MANIC DEMONS

      These highs like cocaine I reject emotional painMy brain got that fix Appearance flaunted in vain Reckless impulsivity Believing myself a higher…

  • UNSETTLING FACES

    UNSETTLING FACES

    Unsettling facesFamiliar truthsFlocks of sheepAnalyzing me I know they judgeTheir eyes tell me soFalse reciprocationCould be so Seeking acceptanceYet quick…

  • JOY EXTINGUISHED: eulogy for Gus

    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…

  • RESURRECTION: a bypo journal

    RESURRECTION: a bypo journal

      I am hereI should have died I jumped from Key BridgePlummeting into the Potomac RiverThere was ice in the…

  • HOMAGE

    HOMAGE

    We are raised to venerate familyIt is said that we are equally related within our nuclear familiesEqually related to our…

  • LIBATIONS FOR AN ADDICT

    LIBATIONS FOR AN ADDICT

    This is raw emotionBarely processed reflexive emotionFeelings swimming amidst violent cliffsLurching in divergent directionsSeeking cathartic expressionSeeking connection We loved youWe…

  • HYDRAULIC SEX

    HYDRAULIC SEX

    You are thunder amidst the rainYou swim in the river that keeps me saneErotic power flows through your veinsWe recover…

  • TRUST MUSCLE: a journal entry

    TRUST MUSCLE: a journal entry

    This is my chosen place to write—it is close to my heart: my trust muscle I sit at the convergence…

  • KARMIC TRANSITION

    KARMIC TRANSITION

    i have tried to cry for days, just feeling that grief is the right feeling to feelemotive songs have helped…

  • EROTIC AND PLATONIC

    EROTIC AND PLATONIC

    Our vibe is subtle, electric, and wildYour warmth is deeply attractive and your charms make me smile You are an…

  • AN INTRUSION OF GREY

    AN INTRUSION OF GREY

    alone with my emotions, i am wracked by malaise i contend with my demons clothed in varied shades of grey…