Ashes, I am the white, soft, and soft-falling, and soon-to-be

Ashes, I am a little white heap of late white and red, which once were the remains of a man. I am the last remains of a man who once were his mortal remains.

I am the Mayor of the only city in the world. I am the Mayor of the City of Vanity, which lies in the broad street of Principal, and I rule over the inhabitants thereof.…