Looking deeply into his
own writer's block—he finally saw
but did not dare
scribble down—how
splendid!
Paper is
completely
paper,
and ash
is absolute-
ly ash.
But thought!—no,
thought—is most
definitely
not
the bridge
that might
exist between them;
for this fire
isn't
a thing—
but a procedure—
a performance!
whose one
and only upshot—
is to burn
itself completely
out.
