toxic emotions
THE MAGNETISM OF SHAME
Emotions so potentMagnetic an explosiveWe love the familiarOur guilt corrosive I am a slave to shameAddicted to painLust claims my…
MANIC WATERS
Two weeks agoI went to the hospitalTo the psychiatric ward Acutely manicConsumed by visions I am still flyingStill swimming in…
TOXIC OCEAN
I cry for pain I have causedFor pain I have facedFor pain deep insideRooted in my blood and bones I…
SHADOWS OF SHAME
Shame my brotherMy least favorite emotionShadows haunting integrityWebs of mendacityDisguises inauthentic Through years of addictionDeception was second natureParallel strands of…
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…
RUPTURE and REPAIR
Friendships are born of loveThey are also born of conflict Your closest people are never yes menYour inner tribe will…
UNSETTLING FACES
Unsettling facesFamiliar truthsFlocks of sheepAnalyzing me I know they judgeTheir eyes tell me soFalse reciprocationCould be so Seeking acceptanceYet quick…
DISSECTING REJECTION
I am a lonely soulHeartbeat slow and coldIn my rejection I am aloneToxic fear holds the throne We write…
RESURRECTION: a bypo journal
I am hereI should have died I jumped from Key BridgePlummeting into the Potomac RiverThere was ice in the…
EMBODIED VULNERABILITY
Connecting with you is like fireGenerativePowerful and movingPulsating with Platonic attractionRemembering what it feels like for a boy We live…
GOTHIC ANGEL
Eyes wide openEyes wide shutYou look deep withinExtending your trust Opening my mind to new cultureTo the zeitgeist of the…
LIBATIONS FOR AN ADDICT
This is raw emotionBarely processed reflexive emotionFeelings swimming amidst violent cliffsLurching in divergent directionsSeeking cathartic expressionSeeking connection We loved youWe…
RESILIENCE
I see fire in this paintingStrength born from painI see resilience and perseverance I see the resurgent power of creationPower…
REMIND ME TO FORGET
MemoriesHaunting meLeaving meNo air to breathe DestinyMysteryHaunting meTaunting me I come to writeI come to witnessHundreds of birdsFlocking to the…
VANGUARD GRAFFITI
Colors connive as spirits reviveWe are shackled by trauma locked deep insideWe heal from our pasts and rebuild our livesThe…
TRIFECTA FIERCE
three sensuous bodies: three celestial auras–we aspire to cosmic connection to honor the rebels who came before us we…
TRYING NOT TO FALL
if you see me leave earlyor hesitate to make eye contactif i seem reticent to express too much affectionthat’s just…
RADIANT ROOTS
i imagine myself bathed in lightor held in a luxurious and potent embrace I imagine myself protected by a force…
AN INTRUSION OF GREY
alone with my emotions, i am wracked by malaise i contend with my demons clothed in varied shades of grey…