Lines in the Sand

A Haiku

what bargains we have made

we have

kept

and as the dogs of the hours

close in

nothing

can be taken

from us

but

our lives.

—Charles Bukowski

Above: Each a silent promise to self.

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Draw lines in the sand.

They may fade, but you will know

what they once held in.

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Per my about page, White Noise is a work of experimentation. I view it as a sort of thinking aloud, a stress testing of my nascent ideas. Through it, I hope to sharpen my opinions against the whetstone of other people’s feedback, commentary, and input.

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With sincere gratitude,

Tom