Category: Poetry

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“A Glance Inside the Minds Eye” Part 1: Recovery

Inside the Minds Eye

I’ve awoken to find myself in hell. A singular thought, an obsessive craving, scratching and tearing at my mind.

I’ve held on to hope long enough to remain drug free for a minute, an hour, a day. I learned from others experiences living in a world where manufactured escape is not an option.

I found my gut, my conscience, fully intact. I started to look at the world with child-like wonder. I let my own passion drive me forward. I no longer had to hide from the experiences of my past. In recovery, I found honesty. Embarked on a journey of self-discovery that began as quickly as I decided to be honest with who I am and what I want out of life… Continue reading “A Glance Inside the Minds Eye” Part 1: Recovery

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“Next Up” -P Suade-

Inside the Minds Eye

The thing about P Suade is his story; his past. The rap he creates bleeds introspection and frustration in response to the life he’s lived.

His first mixtape, “Relapse Prevention”, was an exercise in therapeutic self-expression. Attacking himself on record with an acceptance of where he’s been, and where he wants to go.

Acknowledging his past experiences; his life as a suburban white kid with a habit for drugs. Addressing his own ambivalence towards the world; searching for meaning in the madness of addiction. Continue reading “Next Up” -P Suade-

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An Introduction to Dadge Parrish aka Forever (Freestyle Free-Flow)

Inside the Minds Eye

Coming soon on Inside the Minds Eye (The Podcast): A conversation with Dadge Parrish aka “Forever”. Recently released from an 11 year bid in prison, Forever is taking his voice to the stage, guiding ears and eyes to the truth … Continue reading An Introduction to Dadge Parrish aka Forever (Freestyle Free-Flow)

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Friday Night Write w/ Will Conrad

Inside the Minds Eye

“Friday Night Write” is a podcast where writers share their work to the tune of ambient soundscapes.

Each episode will be an audio excursion into the mind of an individual as they share their art with the world.

Each guest on the show will read their work as music guides our ears towards artistic self-expression. Continue reading Friday Night Write w/ Will Conrad

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Sun Downing: A Poem Captured at Sea

Inside the Minds Eye

In this moment, a sense of remorse becomes me. A sun downing as my vessel approaches the dark of night. Amidst the energetic fervor of a day gone by, each second bringing me joy, I find fear now, creeping in from the horizon. The sun over casts itself across the deep expanse of blue, the ocean breathing fresh salt into my lungs as I explore emotion, an emotion that’s difficult to define, for words and feeling escape the coming night. The inevitable darkness that consumes all being. The sun is down and the night extends itself to infinity. Piercing beneath … Continue reading Sun Downing: A Poem Captured at Sea

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Fear, Frustration, and Creation

Inside the Minds Eye

Written and Painted by: Sam Rathvon

Once, in an English class that I did not particularly care for, I heard an amazing story. My professor told of a poet who worked in a field. It was said that he could feel a poem coming like a calm breeze passing through the grains of wheat. The poet would run as fast as he could back to the house to find some means of capturing the poem; always hearing its inspiration drawing nearer and nearer. Sometimes, he would make it back to his house in time to gather some paper and ink before the train passed his station. However, there were just as many times when he felt the poem pass him by like a gust in the wind. Gone forever, and never to return.

The poem was in search of someone to capture. Continue reading “Fear, Frustration, and Creation”