11-05-2014, 02:56 PM
Thank you for your comment. Yes, I'm aware hemlock is a poison -- hence the title, which is an allusion to the last words of Socrates. The second stanza will probably make no sense if you haven't read The Republic -- again, Socrates via Plato. It's the allegory of the cave -- ignorant folk who believe themselves enlightened, watching shadows on the wall of their cave and believing that they are seeing the whole world. It's worth a read.
I'm afraid I've read it several times and, with a careful editor's eye -- aware that people don't live in my head -- I still feel there are sufficient keys.
I'm afraid I've read it several times and, with a careful editor's eye -- aware that people don't live in my head -- I still feel there are sufficient keys.
It could be worse