who having been asked Why
said there: BECAUSE,

and watched him although he
deigned not to look on me

But, God! so useless
seemed his task
I HAD to ask

if he saw The Futility: ^[sic]

He pulled a Vacuum
from his empty breast

& keeping for him-
self The Rest

really
gave it to me

saying Merci!
with (a) marked humility.

Then went back to th'tedium
of his grim whim
with glee.

I to The Third Degree
of gloom.