12.1

Out of this rubble
New construction.
Were the doover
Donwell,
There’d be no upper stories,
For the novel never mentions stairs,
And what a fictional text never mentions
Is doubly nonexistent.
First floor, only floor.

12.2

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the doover [what did I mean by “doover”? “Do-over”?]
Donwell,
there’d be no upper stories
since the novel never mentions stairs,
and what a fictional text doesn’t mention
is doubly nonexistent.
First floor, only floor.

12.3

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done well,
there’d rise no upper stories
since Emma never mentions stairs,
and what a fiction doesn’t mention
is doubly nonexistent.
First floor, last floor.

12.4

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
no upper stories would rise
since that book never mentions stairs.
What a fiction doesn’t mention
doesn’t exist — doubly.
Top floor, ground floor.

12.5

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
there’d be no upper stories
since the book never mentions stairs.
What a fiction doesn’t mention doesn’t
exist — doubly.
Ground floor, penthouse.

12.6

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
there’d be no upper stories
since the book never goes upstairs.
(What a fiction doesn’t mention doesn’t
exist) * 2.
Basement, roof.

12.7

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
there’d be no upper stories
since the book never goes upstairs.
(doesn’t
exist).
Dirt, sky.

12.8

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
there’d be no upper stories
since the book never goes upstairs.
(doesn’t
ek-ist).
Magma, void.

12.9

Out of this rubble
new construction.
Were the do-over
done, and done well,
there’d be no upper stories
since the book never goes upstairs.
(doesn’t
ek-ist).
void.