As opposed to his past volumes of work, Z.M. Wise includes two juxtaposing projects in one book. The first piece, Lotus Mandala, is a confessional poem that exposes, uncovers, and incinerates a monumental lie that has plagued the cranium and heart of the Narrator. It transcends all existential crises. Thankfully, he discovers something higher. The latter composition, The Basorexia Song, is a nonlinear epic poem that details a surreal odyssey betwixt two lovers. Their fate will only be revealed through your eyes and yours alone. The fact that these two pieces are polar opposites elates the Author so, as life itself can be a festival of mental delights, and not everything is within our control and grasp. Can one, in fact, battle the unknown, or give in to sweet surrender?