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Haskins
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since 1999-06-26
Posts 85
Dallas, TX

0 posted 1999-06-27 07:50 PM


The Joy of Writing

Pour out the soul and watch the patterns
It forms as it spreads across the floor.
Decipher the pattern and win a prize—
Shiny new self-knowledge!
But be careful—
No one eludes one like oneself.
The mirror is a shadow,
And the lines betray the center.

The rush to simplicity is deadly;
It makes the soul suffer
As the mind claims victory…
And the fragile body falls.



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William Haskins
http://www.ionstorm.com/public/haskins/inner_sanctum.htm

© Copyright 1999 Haskins - All Rights Reserved
Nan
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1 posted 1999-06-28 09:58 AM


There are certainly more than a couple of levels of meaning in this one..
Nicely done, Haskins...

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