PRIVATE REGISTRY / FOUR LETTERS / OPENED
n a m e
A word waits under tracing paper until the hand decides which self it belongs to.
aliasgivencalled
Nregistry wall
a tall wall of slips, each trying to become the first letter
N
Apronunciation atrium
āæah
the mouth makes a small architecture before the name arrives
/neɪm/[nām]calledsignedheard
A
Mmirrored corridor
M
Every alias faces its carbon twin until both become almost true.
Eending desk
signature
label
introduction
surname
erasure
after the slips, brackets, doubles, and peeled labels
name
sealed
No demand is made of the visitor. The word simply rests where it can be found.