When heidegger takes hölderlin to task

When Heidegger takes Hölderlin to task,
Ready to hand, Ready to hand
And lets his little lady wear a mask
Ready to hand, Ready to hand

He puts his hammer on the shelf
Present to hand, Present to hand
She takes the rope and ties herself
Present to hand, Present to hand

The constant source of ontic strife
In the world, In the world
Who’s to be the well-whipped wife?

-from notebooks of Scardanelli, 1930

 
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