A lyrical journey through vulnerability’s shifting landscapes. Blending intimate poetry and vivid metaphor, it charts fragile yet luminous connections, revealing how even fleeting moments can guide, transform, and hold light.
Boundaries of the Heart by William N. Thomas IV blends poetry, satire, and vivid metaphor to reimagine unrequited love as a guarded nation. Through lyrical commentary and poignant imagery, it explores emotional borders, self-worth, and the courage to reclaim autonomy in love, friendship, and longing.
This is a poetic and philosophical journey through love, vulnerability, and self-mastery, inspired by Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu cinema, and Supreme Mathematics. Structured as “36 lessons” across nine symbolic chambers, the book personifies Ego and Vulnerability in dialogue. Coming in September!
RZA (“4th Chamber”)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Ol’ Dirty Bastard (“Shimmy Shimmy Ya”)
Druken Master (1978)
U-God (“Knockin’ At Your Door”)
Shaolin Temple (1982)
GhostFace Killah ("Fish")
Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
Inpectah Deck ("Triumph")
5 Fingers of Death (1972)
Raekwon ("Ice Cream")
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
Masta Killa ("Trumpets")
Shaolin Mantis (1978)
GZA ("Liquid Swords")
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Method Man ("All I Need")
Iron Monkey (1993)