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I don’t know why some people end up lost within an addiction while others don’t. Nor can I say with any certainty that a given treatment plan will work. In situations of great complexity, of which addiction is one, there… Continue Reading →
A friend of mine once asked me, “What motivates you as a writer?” I thought about truth and strength and beauty. But, when my mouth opened, I said, “What motivates my writing the most, by far, is anger.” And it… Continue Reading →
the wind blows and I know that change is coming soon my tears dry then laughs break into bittersweet candy drops Still here you are the Captain of my sea riding the ebbs and flows knowing which way… Continue Reading →
I’m always talking and writing about how poetry can lift one’s spirit and assist in understanding a person’s place in the great Universe. But, when I ask groups to read and try to analyze poetry, it seems as though they… Continue Reading →
Though there is no such thing as a magic bullet that can ward off Depression/Addiction, I try my best to live by five (5) rules that go a really long way in maintaining and improving my emotional health: Do not… Continue Reading →
I’ve encountered all kinds of people who suffer from an addiction. There are those kinds that that suffer with an undiagnosed and untreated illness for which they self-medicate (for example, someone who abuses cocaine may suffer from ADHD). There are… Continue Reading →
for me pain don’t transfer a sense of life. nor a hint nor a whisper of a need for penance. to me, life’s hurts are little more than minor key variations on suffering’s simple melody… even a tortured man can… Continue Reading →
I stash myself in words and in borrowed thoughts. chunks of me cover blank pages that were once a redemptive smile on a broken man’s face. the corners of his mouth purse away my own tears his eyes are my… Continue Reading →
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