The Perfect Incompletion is a poetic and participatory book about inspiration — how it begins, how it moves through us, and how it asks to be passed on.
What makes The Perfect Incompletion unique is that it is not meant to be finished by the author alone. Each chapter concludes with a question or prompt that invites the reader to respond — not necessarily by writing, but by doing something of their own. In this way, the book remains deliberately incomplete until the reader engages with it. The reader becomes a co-creator.
The Perfect Incompletion is not written from the position of an artist teaching others how to create, but from that of a curious observer exploring how inspiration works and how it can be shared. The book is intended for readers who enjoy reflection and are open to engage with art on a personal level.
Excerpt from the book
THE NEW ONE
The letters are
flowing, directly
Into a whirlpool of
words, clearly
Colliding and
clashing, as if
They don’t have a
plan, and
There is no beginning or
end, feeding
On the sound source of perpetual
energy, that
Is life in its own rights and
terms, just
Nurse the letters in everything you
do, they
Will be words of the next
generation, let
Them make their own sense of the
world, this
Can’t be done in any other
way, important
To let them stray and find a new
way, sit
Back-to-back and enjoy the new
life, free
Your mind and it will let you grow
forever, then
The New One is brought to life!
About the author
Under the pen name Noise By Spiegel, Jens Spiegelhauer is a curious observer exploring how inspiration works and how it can be shared. His life revolves around motivation and reflection. He has spent decades influencing decisions and inspiring others without formal authority – a perspective that deeply informs his writing.