ACA And The Arts

Phantom Friends Long Lost

Phantom Friends Long Lost

My broken-hearted savior..I'm the bruised Reed groveling at your holy feet, on the tares I chose to feed..ignoring golden wheat. When you see the man grow and get a little fame, give him a number, forget his name.. fail to ever again treat him the same. Look hard and...

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One-Minute Vacations

One-Minute Vacations

There is a sweet, depthless musical quality to having eye contact with a pet dog, or with any animal that is peaceful and trusting: children and intimate partners, good friends, loving family. I let the life in me flow across, mix and blend in a partially visible...

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Ode To A Loving Family Dinner

Ode To A Loving Family Dinner

Pork roasted in cheap Budweiser and black-eyed peas.Spinach noodles laden with heavy cream, garlic and salt.Red wine flowing freely.Miles Davis crooning from the record player.Dozens of dishes left half empty to sit; eaters distracted by conversation, eye contact, an...

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Feelings

Feelings

Vessel on the rocky shore and ocean swallowing up the broken wreck.The wreckage of the past is something i did regret,Now i give myself compassion and love like my pet,Recovery is going to help me, it helps me to be free,Society is something i don't worry about and...

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Anger

Anger

A drawing from an art-making ACA meeting reflecting my anger about being put into boxes regarding themes of femininity and conditional love regarding gender expression.

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