Birds

Oct 15, 2026 ∞

IX.ii. now sleep ( under the armor ) of a swan

ADEIMANTOS: ( hasnt really slept )

but how to transubstantiate these two?

( we stay up too late ) working on poetry.

( we dream in bed at noon ) worked on by poetry.

( what on earth time even are we ? )

SOKRATES: but( the )most( of )them( selves )

( the )one( i - we )wondered( marvelled at )

( admired, honored, worshipped )( the most )

( out of )the many who( which )lie( falsify )( belie ),

μάλιστα δὲ αὐτῶν ἓν ἐθαύμασα τῶν πολλῶν ὧν ἐψεύσαντο,

ADEIMANTOS: ( that shes a staggering girl, caught in his bill ? )

( that she got me some horses to ride on, too . . . )

( that -eve been givn birth ins armor as -ell )

( that she used to sleep with a postcard of a long-lost -

encountered Michelangelo near the bed )

( the terror of it almost ripped, but off ? )

( . . . )

( who comes and goes, we lie in these white rushes

and are kept ) ( they flush her red-stained clothes )

and the blizzard brooding over us would never

allow a lizard near the nest ( may we beauty-call

her breast-of-axe ? ) the countless atmospheres

of winters end, but only when she wants it to

( weve called her Heras arms ) never( self )theless

belying them that wonders him the most:

that we lie ( awake alone ) untouched by him,

that we lie in her palaestra, guarded by countless of them,

OUTIS: never( self )theless( we-)i(-being )

( of the )king opposite( over - against )

( they - we )came( and went )( through )horses

( stallions - mares )( includes a chariot )

and( indeed )( we )kissed( its dyad )knees

( and )seizing( grasping )( capturing them ),

αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ βασιλῆος ἐναντίον ἤλυθον ἵππων

καὶ κύσα γούναθ᾽ ἑλών:

ADEIMANTOS: and with nobodys dyad-heroic grip

we are ( willing the reality to shift )

we are drawn deeper in the river darkening

of some growing protection mantra( -p ),

SOKRATES: this( one )

in which they( we - i )( are )saying

( a song of mourning )( lament )( elegy ),

τοῦτο ἐν ᾧ ἔλεγον

ADEIMANTOS: we are his ( villified, crucified ) destruction:

we are her ( magnified, sanctified ) guardianship:

( and when dark webs, her nape caught in its bill )

we long for you ( the morning to arrive )

as this moment of his-and-hers conception,

OUTIS: ( o )( she-way )( kept me from harm )( safe )( guarded )( pro-

tected )( tended )( as shepherd )( tended )( as maid )

( protected from inclemency )( of weather )( covered-up

the nakedness )( kept back )( detained )( lay in wait

for )( kept watch )( and ward over )( defender as of

a city )( brought out of danger )( saved )( rescued

from troubles )( and in reference to immaterial things )

( held in keeping )( to be the depositary of )( within

the breast )( not to allow me to break out )( kept me

in the mind )( refrained from uttering )( in possession

of )( comprehended )( observed )( carrying out some-

thing resolved upon )( anothers will )( paying constant

attention )( keeping in mind )( arrested

a missile in its course )

( . . . )

( as )( re-middle-voiced-verb )

( . . . )

this(-he )dragged( me )( drew )( pulled )( myself )

( dragging my own body from the fight )( hauled-off )

( drew me away as causing me to quit )( the specified position )

( plucked )( tore at )( the skin from my own bone )( with a view

to demolishing )( pulled about and tore the corpse )( drew me off

the spits )( meat-like )( drew his ship up out of the water )

( dragged down a ship in order to launch her )

( bent and strung and drew his bow )( drew

his sword )( took into his hand the knife )( hoisted )

( ready to weigh )

( . . . )

and( indeed )( both )

( . . . )

showed me mercy( compassion ),

ὁδ᾽ ἐρύσατο καί μ᾽ ἐλέησεν,

ADEIMANTOS: as his-they appears ( with a solution ) for

duplicities of vipers formulae,

his war against her whole embodiment,

the bitterness of stagnant elements,

the left-droppings of its indifferent beak,

the self-harm spectacle they make of her,

without its guardian, by which refuse

of anyone — at all — except with care,

SOKRATES: as( to fall upon )( attack )( lay hands upon )( you )

(-plural )( one ought to proclaim an oracle )( of her )

( one ought to beware )( be discreet )( cautious )

( to take care )( and precautions )( of her )

( one ought to beware of )( pay honour to )( watch

for )( await quietly )( one )must

to be taken hold with care

you( accused - plural ),

ὡς χρῆν ὑμᾶς εὐλαβεῖσθαι

ADEIMANTOS: but ( with an answer ) whose cause resides

in his accused ( in its flame killed ) as apo-trepein rape —

her-keeping-whole his-tearing-him-aparts

( as aitiatike, itself his nom rejects )

how would they make and do, to be took hold

( no sudden blow: the great wings beating ) well?

OUTIS: but on( the )chariot( he-)making me to sit( as for business )

( as )( you put clothes on me )( dresses, suits, shrouds, armour )

to lead( to carry )( to fetch me )( and to bring )

( to carry me as captive for oneself )

( to guide )( to manage )( to educate me )

( to train me )( to draw me out )( let me be drawn )

( to hold )( to celebrate )( to hold account )

( to treat )( believe in me )( to draw

me down )

( . . . )

( as waves )( they break and shiver )( crashed - through )

( and spread - around )

( . . . )

homeward

( . . . )

( the )tear( tears - )pouring( the tear )

( the it - tear )( he - accusative - pouring )( the it - tear ),

(280) ἐς δίφρον δέ μ᾽ ἕσας ἄγεν οἴκαδε δάκρυ χέοντα.

ADEIMANTOS: from all the out-pourings ( just one ) tear

nobody ( accused ) tearing us ( a clear path to follow )

( a trail of tear ) ( as this goats bleeding fearlessness )

nobodys school for celebrated horses

( clear as en - oh ) ( no ),

SOKRATES: lest( by )from( under )me

( you - plural )( would be )deceived

( tricked )( cheated )( beguiled )

( whoopsie ),

μὴ ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐξαπατηθῆτε (17β)

ADEIMANTOS: she says ( just follow the steps )

( as to which he says ) lets let it take us well:

we would not reenact a heartless crime,

OUTIS: ( we are )( she says )( he says )( it says )( truly )( or )( eh )

( sometimes maybe he likes to prove it )

even-indeed( to-by-for )me very( dyad-secretly-she )

( the )many( hims )( they - we )rush at( upon )( assault, assail )

( makin frequent swoops )( to-by-for )the ashwood spears,

( he - they )releasing( hurling - sending - letting - go

uttering - letting loose - throwing - shooting - speeding -

hastening - springing - upon - eager - as desiring - )

( kill, you )to kill,

ἦ μέν μοι μάλα πολλοὶ ἐπήϊσσον μελίῃσιν,

ἱέμενοι κτεῖναι—

ADEIMANTOS: sometimes we feed the rowdiest of gulls,

( souvent nous ressemblons à l’albatros )

sometimes we play with gremlins or typhoons,

( his better falsehood weaker strongholds him )

( but not today, william butler yeats )

( her rabies vaccination up to dates )

sometimes it wears the cloth sack of a men

( so mastered baits the brute blood of the air )

as to which we say ( all will be fine ),

SOKRATES: as( of a )fearful( thing )( deinos )

( marvelous, clever, awesome,

strange, horrible, terrible )

( you )( exaggerate terribleness, you )

( we-)being to speak( gather, pick up )

( count, tell, reckon, tell over, say,

command, mean, plead, sing of ),

ὡς δεινοῦ ὄντος λέγειν.

ADEIMANTOS: for which we sacrificed hi-magi-nary cock

( we feed him neath the dyad-mulberry tree )

for which we let ourselves, kid-napped, to wok

( her dragons tears crashed round her fire-core

some years before ) ( those living mares of ocean )

but only his could staunch his brothers pyre

( so letting in its technique with its power )

yet sip by sip the strangers hearts would melt

( this elegy would wind our way as one )

as to which we say ( all will be good ),

OUTIS: for this(-o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )

( god-needed-bound )( she was in-need )( need, you )

( the dyad-god )( indeed )( must be-)then,

( for )( they had been )conceived of wrath( provoked to anger )

exceedingly( very overmuch )( extraordinarily ),

δὴ γὰρ κεχολώατο λίην—

ADEIMANTOS: go back to sleep now, she says, and sleep well

and when we wake, again as from eternity

for he sleeps true who well well be, be sure

we sleep ( now sleep ) by-from-under the un-

broken day-breaking armor of swan-song

from hymn to Apollo

Apologia

Odyssey XIV

now sleep

Sep 22, 2026 ∞

VIII.xiii. ( sh ) eepy ( comfort ) eroes ( of fluff )

ADEIMANTOS: ( yawns fast asleep ) this feast feels good . .

strawberry ice creamy . .🍦. . 🍓 . . 🐑

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( to-by-for )in-every-way( it must be ),

( she-he-it-being-binding )( it-he-she-being-need )

( she-he-it eats )( you are eaten )( you will be the eating ),

καὶ πάντῃ ἔδει

ADEIMANTOS: baaa ( uncountedly ) ( and o, ) comfort ( we )-

is( are ) your hand in the dark ( my fantasy

has come alive ) ( in-every-way ) ( if we ) already here

( are feasting upon me ) and this dream ( our thought,

why ) would we ever get out of bed ( ? )

( an ancient question ) ( sprinkles! )

SOKRATES: ( surely )or( why? )( hey! )

( else )( as )( to-by-for )( we- )being( a )clown-fraud( pretentious-

boaster-charlatan-vagabond )( a quack! ),

ADEIMANTOS: ( not at all ) ( we uffy eep ),

SOKRATES: not at all( to-by-for )( none-she )to have a share in( to go-

among )( to allow )( to let-go )( to go-after )

true( unconcealed )philosophy( wisdom-love ) ( ! )

ἢ ἀλαζόνι ὄντι μηδαμῇ μετεῖναι φιλοσοφίας ἀληθινῆς.

ADEIMANTOS: ( ignore him ) and indeed we could

be Nobodys second coming ( his suntanned curves )

( his calloused fingers ) slightly touching mine ( to fluff

my pillowed fears ) if we were sleepy together

( and minding our own business ) ( quiet life )

its on a farm ( dont ask the neighbors ),

MEDEIS: and( indeed )( he )moaning( wailing, moaning,

lamenting, with tears )( me ), o epic-winged-word-songs

( he )was speaking-through( to-by-for )me,

καί μ᾽ ὀλοφυρόμενος ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:

ADEIMANTOS: ( mmm . . . )

SOKRATES: for( o saying, gathering, choosing, laying-down ),

( we are )( they-we-are )( he( we )is( being ) )( we say )in this way,

saying( gathering, choosing, laying-down )( in this way )

( the saying, gathering, choosing, laying-down ),

ἦν γὰρ οὕτω λεγόμενον.

ADEIMANTOS: ( gasp! )

HERAKLES: o sprung-from-Zeus son-of-Laertes, poly-

mechanos(of many-devices, arts, resources, crafts, means,

machines)Odysseus,

διογενὲς Λαερτιάδη, πολυμήχαν᾽ Ὀδυσσεῦ,

ADEIMANTOS: ( O poly-ecstasy — )

o Herakles, o Sokrates, o Odysseus, , ,

( o all our kings ) ( we want them all ) ( theyre here )

you whisper sweet secrets in my ear ( its bliss )

( its chocolate hazelnut with burnt caramel drizzle )

( and how many more heroes can we fit )

in the same bed? ( in the same mouth ) hm?

( whisper me the answer . . . ),

SOKRATES: therefore( indeed )( isnt )this one( o one )

exceedingly( vehemently-violently )so,

οὐκοῦν ἓν μὲν τοῦτο σφόδρα οὕτω

ADEIMANTOS: you animal! —

SOKRATES: contrary( to the )opinion( belief )( seeming-they-seemed )

( to-by-for )the now-seemings( opinions-beliefs )around( about )him( self )?

παρὰ δόξαν τοῖς νῦν δοκουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ;

ADEIMANTOS: ( so much so, we cant restrain ourself! — )

HERAKLES: ah! miserable( cowardly, craven, sorry, poor,

worthless )man,

ADEIMANTOS: ( o yes, o no, )

HERAKLES: or( indeed )( we are )( he was saying ),

ADEIMANTOS: ( o no, o why, , , )

HERAKLES: and( indeed, are )you leading( guiding )some evil

( bad-ill-ugly )destiny( fate-doom )

( doom )

( doom . . . )

ἆ δείλ᾽, ἦ τινὰ καὶ σὺ κακὸν μόρον ἡγηλάζεις,

ADEIMANTOS: ( no roosters crow ) ( all roosters peace )

( a wall of birdsong approaches from the east )

( stretching ) ( waking ) ( oh my ) ( and what a night )

( a dream of some lavish delight, and then )

( a dream ) of something not quite right ( o well ),

a morning thought we filtered out ( o honey-dawn,

o hearing you ) and worry leaves my body in a blink,

( sprinkles? )

SAILORS: and( indeed )very( dyad-under-handed-holdingly ),

καὶ μάλα,

SOKRATES: comfort ( we )is( are ) your hand in the dark

( gently holding mine ) still warm from sleep,

SAILORS: (he)was saying,

ἔφη.

SOKRATES: ( so that ) this morning ( with your hand )

tightly holding mine ( we may ) ( as heroes ) ( wake ),

HERAKLES: which( roundly )( we )i( being )were enduring

( suffering, holding-fast )by( from-under )( the )rays-

beams-sheens( of the )sun,

ὅν περ ἐγὼν ὀχέεσκον ὑπ᾽ αὐγὰς ἠελίοιο.

ADEIMANTOS: ( and o the burn, to know him face-to-face.

and its that hard to put things down today;

these nights spent wrestling legends in my dreams,

the words, the thought, the memes, keep twisting things

and turning round, and running me like trains,

and nobodys word came down ) just to find myself

writing it now ( under pressure of the sun, who said )

as heroes words dont settle for the page.

( maybe thats why ) we try to write

and nothing comes out,

SOKRATES: ( then is it not )therefore —

( o dyad-god )( he binds )( bind, you )( god-needed-bound )

( he needs )( need, you )( the dyad-god )( indeed )must( be ) —

measuredly

( we )will( would )speak-in-defense( speak on behalf )( ? )

ἆρ᾽ οὖν δὴ οὐ μετρίως ἀπολογησόμεθα

ADEIMANTOS: then measuredly we speak ( as nothing ) ( but free )

but fluff ( as clouds of sweetness ) ephemeral stuff

for you to read anyway ( dissolving on my tongue )

until youve had enough ( of melting snow ) of me,

SOKRATES: that he, at least

( who is )actually( we-beingly )( a )learning-lover

( would be )having-by-nature( origin-growth )

( that he )would compete( contend-struggle )

toward( against )the( we- )being,

ὅτι πρὸς τὸ ὂν πεφυκὼς εἴη ἁμιλλᾶσθαι ὅ γε ὄντως φιλομαθής,

ADEIMANTOS: ( that we would say ) to bring it on ( and ) never enough.

( and then we would reply again ) ( pink ) bursts

of cotton candy ( in the shape of men,

of extraordinary lyric virility,

to wrestle you ) before you fall asleep

( to haunt your dreams and drag you back ) ( musically )

( to prove the strength of our reality )

uth flickers

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

Odyssey XI.613-626

eepy

comfort

head full of fluff

Sep 18, 2026 ∞

VIII.x. ( from the ashes of this ) darling town ( a phoenix in ) fall colours

ADEIMANTOS: ( o Sokrates, why have you named

him fearless? ) ( and why wont he say more? )

( even if we ask ) ( poke ) hm-mm.

( he still wont speak ) ( his irony

grows thick as wool ) baaa ( but how

is this being unafraid? ) ( doesnt he know

they-we want to hear everything about him? )

SOKRATES: for( it does )nt have-and-hold( the )nature

( growth-origin )( of )the steersman( kubernetes )

( they-dyad were steering )

( to bind himself )( to be in-need )of the sailors,

to be ruled( dyad-spider-web )by( from-under him )self.

οὐ γὰρ ἔχει φύσιν κυβερνήτην

ναυτῶν δεῖσθαι ἄρχεσθαι ὑφ᾽ αὑτοῦ

ADEIMANTOS: ( thinks for a while ) ( o kubernetes )

night falls over the town in a blink ( o sprinkles! )

( what has-and-holds your nature, origin, growth? )

( where did you come from? ) ( would you show us? )

we would take you to the spot by the lake,

( okay, lets go ) ( and walk around it ) ( one way

and the other way ) ( but walking anytime we could )

( some days the high path on the ridge, some days

the low ) ( sun, rain, or snow ) ( she found a place

to listen to herself ) ( in him ) ( we-seeking-we )

( we were right there ) ( we were reflection ) ( we

were seasons ) ( light air and water ) ( burning

star ) ( so ) ( neither are we a city man ) ( strictly )

( nor are we a business person ) ( really? )

( cant be ) ( not here ),

SOKRATES: nor(for)the wise(skilled-clever ones)

to go(up to)the double-folding-she-doors

(you will thrust out-of-doors)

of the wealthy-rich(ones),

οὐδὲ τοὺς σοφοὺς ἐπὶ τὰς τῶν πλουσίων θύρας ἰέναι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( in the rebellious phases of my youth )

we inhale the cellar-like scent in the air,

( and we reflect upon the few important years )

( sprinkles! ) ( spent waiting for the metro line )

( or behind the gynmasium of a public school )

( and lets be near the nations capital )

( coming-and-going to the man-made-real )

( the weird, the wild, the human unpredictable )

( for company and fumes to strengthen breadth )

( by breath of fog ) ( where sky looks like a cave )

( and yes, we walk the razors edge of her )

where we used to sit smoking as a teenager,

( as if self-damage would make her invincible )

( after some boy had said her joy was hideous ),