11-01-2014, 03:01 PM
I'm reading and thinking - I've never understood why Critus had to sacrifice a cock to Asclepius for Socrates, whether it was to thank him for a worthy life, or for a death met with honour. I'm seeing reference to Plato, the shadows on the wall of the cave, seeing the fire dying. Conjugal lie - well, he called Xanthippe a bitch, I think, and did he have another wife as well? This reminds me of Shakespeare's bequest to his wife of his second-best bed. But your poem is very dense, and I'll need more time. I'm not sure I can do it justice.