You have a name you did not ask for.
All your life, this name will prey on you.

If your name has only one letter,
you are at the threshold of your name.

If your name has two letters,
two doors open your name.

If your name has three letters,
three masts carry off your name.

If your name has four letters,
four horizons drown your name.

If your name has five letters,
five books blow the leaves off your name.

If your name has six letters,
six sages interpret your name.

If your name has seven letters,
seven branches burn your name.

You have the void for face.

Reb Stein

(Edmond Jabès, "The Book of Questions")