Figurative Branches of the Poet's Tree “OH, IS THAT CONCRETE ALL AROUND OR IS IT IN MY HEAD? YEAH, I'M A DUDE.” – “ALL THE YOUNG DUDES” BY MOTT THE HOOPLE When we read poetry, the words that are used to convey a certain idea can mean a number of different things. The word “sea” could equally refer to the sky as it does the ocean. Additionally, in another extension of the word “sea,” we could also supplement the letter “C.” If we apply the patterns and tangential relationships

Compound Eyes of the Butterfly Effect “EVEN FLOW, THOUGHTS ARRIVE LIKE BUTTERFLIES. OH, HE DON'T KNOW, SO HE CHASES THEM AWAY. OH, SOMEDAY YET HE'LL BEGIN HIS LIFE AGAIN. LIFE AGAIN, LIFE AGAIN. KNEELIN'. LOOKIN' THROUGH THE PAPER THOUGH HE DOESN'T KNOW TO READ. OH, PRAYIN', NOW TO SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER SHOWED HIM ANYTHING.” – “EVEN FLOW” BY PEARL JAM Our internal dialogue is actually an attempt for these multiple planes to align and create correspondence. If we become rea

“THE VOICE THAT SITS BEHIND MY NIGHT. THE MAN WHO GAVE ALL IN THE FIGHT. MY GOD AND FATHER. TEACHER. FRIEND. SWORDED KNIGHT. PICTURE PERFECT SACRIFICE. THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE.” – “KNIGHT OF SWORDS” BY JD STAHL Primarily, we look at our fathers as providers and protectors of the family. The popular masculine archetype often connects these qualities with fathers—and so they remain consistent with our models for God, the creator of the universe. Being that our relationship with t