A cup of hemlock to his lips
Pug nosed
Mullish and barefoot
Slowly the poison rose
Paralyzing his feet
"Crito
We owe a rooster to Asclepius"
His life
A sacrifice of thanks to Asclepius
With the serpent-entwined staff of his queries
Removing empty words
Poisoning the minds of youth
Waking men up
From the illness of sleep
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Lovely and brilliant! A wonderful write of Greek history and mythology. They poisoned Socrates for what they said was poisoning the minds of men. It is "Poisoning the minds of youth
Waking men up
From the illness of sleep"
That struck me as a most beautiful line. Loved it a definite fave.
Thanks. I was trying to explain the last words of socrates as a expression that his life was dedicated to healing others, and his death a sacrifice for that important work
In doing so they robbed us of projects and feats he would yet accomplish.
Nicely written
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