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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Author:
alan b (
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