Recovery
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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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MOONFIRE
Our fates ruled by planetsEmotions ruled by tidesMoonfire burns withinMoonfire fuels our minds This cosmic pulsationRewiring imaginationInviting liberationConjuring salvation…
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HYBRID DIVINATION
I write at dawnUnder this waning full moonTides of emotion in these cardsHybrid energy fills the room I called forth…
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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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SINGULARITY
Light and shadowCause and effectOne and the sameWhat comes next I want your curseI want your diseaseThis is sacred medicinePain…
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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…
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RECOVERY PIMPS
We move with epic styleVersace shades beguileWe seek transcendent freedomFreedom from shame and denial I strive to light your wayA…
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GOTHIC ANGEL
Eyes wide openEyes wide shutYou look deep withinExtending your trust Opening my mind to new cultureTo the zeitgeist of the…
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ECSTATIC JOY
I feel joyEcstatic joyConnection with these beingsConnection with deep waters of transformation Godlings of rain bless this space…
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LIBATIONS FOR AN ADDICT
This is raw emotionBarely processed reflexive emotionFeelings swimming amidst violent cliffsLurching in divergent directionsSeeking cathartic expressionSeeking connection We loved youWe…
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CARNAGE and MAGIC
As Black folkWe rise from oceans of traumaSeas of historic pain We recover like webs of oak treesDeeply rooted in…
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WATERS OF RECOVERY
I made this pilgrimageI came to the sea seeking recoveryTo this convening of addictsTrying to change our patternsTrying to recover…
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PROPHET OF YEARNING
You were a sacrificeAn offering from the sacredA voice for a generationProphet of liberationProphet of yearning I ride by this…
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PROTEGES of PROPHECY
Blue light ricochets through waterCoursing like seismic electricityInvoking cosmic destinyMolding a conjecture with prophecyThis visceral manifestation of what I…
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RESILIENCE
I see fire in this paintingStrength born from painI see resilience and perseverance I see the resurgent power of creationPower…
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REMIND ME TO FORGET
MemoriesHaunting meLeaving meNo air to breathe DestinyMysteryHaunting meTaunting me I come to writeI come to witnessHundreds of birdsFlocking to the…