White Letters was created not as a collection of asserted truths but as a snapshot of an individual and his views in a particular moment. In each of the eight chapters of this book lays a piece of the worldview I once had, be it on life, death, society, or even myself. In reflecting on these poems, I have been able to see a perspective that in large part is distant from where I stand now and have been able to account for its advantages and deficiencies. In reading this collection, I hope you are able to appreciate its flaws as much as its strengths and, perhaps, even learn from my faults' being brought to a new light.