The poem reads, "in that narrative passage he sat dejected - the most literal of man alone - the cover man- he had compiled - the story man she had conceived with - rough materials. The man as photograph - the anal man of names - sidera sideri ning - the Journal man of the novel volume - only one half of the toge story - the man's man - time described." An image of the original drawing for this image is depicted in the book 'Art and Text' (2009) on page 250 that is held by the Sackner Archive. Two prints of this image are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.