Escalation
He hesitated before the mailbox — he didn’t mail the letter.
He remembered that he had omitted the most important thing.
Now he had to re-open the envelope (carefully prepared), to edit
the beautiful letter with smudges and additions. But, no; he could
add a postscript (equally calligraphic) however would the postscript
be the most important? Yes, it’s better that way, without any
pretension and emphasis — this is a method too. No one pays
attention to the last words anymore; they’re all in a rush — the
importance lies in their obscureness. Even more so, better
with no postscript — the added omission is more precise, and
more so is silence. He looked around him and placed the letter in
the box. The bronze dog in the park didn’t see him — it was
looking elsewhere, towards the young couple kissing
at the bench.
Manolis Aligizakis 