The sign says here

First thing this morning,
at the break of day,
I was talkning to a box... of ideas.

My name was already entered in his notebook.
My name was a tin pair of initials.
My name was a suit with no man inside,
my name was a suit with no man inside of it.

First thing this morning,
at the break of day,
I was sitting on a time bench.
“Dry your life before entering”,
“Wipe off your smile before entering”,
“Check your brains before entering”,
the sign says there.

First thing this morning,
at the break of day,
I was conversing with a file-drawer being.
For him, persons are measured by meters.
For him, either good/bad, or alive/dead.
For him, there is no slogan if it isn’t his slogan.
For him, there is no slogan if it is not his grey slogan.

First thing this morning,
at the break of day,
I was sharpening a wind-knife.
“Dry your life before entering”,
“Wipe off your smile before entering”,
“Check your brains before entering”,
the sign says there.
The sign, unfortunately, says there.