This is the spirit of the answer: that the scales
measure a third thing - what they do not hold.
This is the scale of the spirit: a restless shift
from within a container too soft to hold much.
This is the answer of the scale: it is too early
to know the nature of this life, but you still try.
This is the scale of the answer: constellations.
Heroic feats. The stars look down and laugh.
This is the spirit of the scale: it can only return
what you give. This is seldom what you want.
This is the answer of the spirit: to understand
the object, place its nature on the third scale.