The Reading That Cannot Fail

A text admits proof.

An intention does not come forward in the same way.

The reader decides first what kind of person wrote it.

Then the reading begins.

Every word confirms what was already known about the author.

The author explains what was intended.

The explanation confirms there was something to hide.

The author concedes an error.

The concession confirms the reproach was just.

The author stays silent.

The silence confirms there is no defense.

Three answers.

One reading.

Whatever agrees with it confirms it.

Whatever contradicts it confirms the depth of the deceit.

The interpretation has reserved a place for every outcome.

It does not ask what evidence could bring it down.

The refutation already has an assigned function.

The reading no longer interrogates the text.

It administers it.