Ceremony

Oct 2, 2026 ∞

VIII.xii. end goal-( wild-( in a language( the wave of )unknown )-fire )-fighting sleep

ADEIMANTOS: hold on to your buts,

MEDEIS( NOBODY ): O( to-by-for )me( we )i( being )cowardly( vile,

worthless, lowborn, mean, afraid, miserable, wretched, poor ),

ADEIMANTOS: we ask myself,

MEDEIS: what( someone )now( to-by-for )me longest-

lasting( would be )born?

ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλός, τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται;

ADEIMANTOS: keep your ifs inside the she-vessel,

PINDAR: ( o )HIGHEST( uppermost, most supreme )horse-driver

( charioteer )( thunder-hurler )( lyre-striker )( rower )

( who drives away )( a broad, flat cake )( hoop-stick )

of untiring( of foot )thunder —

( astonishment ! )

ZEUS,

ἐλατὴρ ὑπέρτατε βροντᾶς ἀκαμαντόποδος Ζεῦ:

ADEIMANTOS: but keep your ands easy to reach-for,

HERAKLES: but he( and yall )inflicted upon( imposed )

( commanded-charged-prescribed )

( gave an order )( to-by-for )me

difficult( cruel-harsh-stern-dangerous-violent-

malignant )tasks( contests-conflicts

struggles-ordeals ),

ὁ δέ μοι χαλεποὺς ἐπετέλλετ᾽ ἀέθλους.

ADEIMANTOS: good thing ( its not the end goal ) that matters,

as swirling voices ( we really believe ),

and were not sure yet if its irony,

but ( the way you respond only to me )

would momentarily become difficult,

MEDEIS: we( would )fear lest

( it )( o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )

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

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

all( the )( dyad- )goddess( unerring )infallible said,

(300) δείδω μὴ δὴ πάντα θεὰ νημερτέα εἶπεν,

ADEIMANTOS: and ( my skin is electricity ) charged

with the polarity of poetries,

( we-turning ) languages of men

inside organic me,

PINDAR: for your( she- )SEASONS( being-fitting-times ),

τεαὶ γὰρ ὧραι

MEDEIS: she spoke( to-by-for )me in the sea,

ἥ μ᾽ ἔφατ᾽ ἐν πόντῳ,

ADEIMANTOS: aiming less for instability,

PINDAR: TURNING( -dancing- )ROUND( whirling-

plying )( winding-minding )under the subtle( -many-

colored-complex-dappled-embroidered-wily-unstable-

)notes of the lyre-( phorminx )-SONG —

ὑπὸ ποικιλοφόρμιγγος ἀοιδᾶς ἑλισσόμεναί

ADEIMANTOS: balancing the two of these,

bearing witness to his nostos,

MEDEIS: before( you )come( reach )( approach )

( supplicate )( the she- )fatherland( she )earth,

πρὶν πατρίδα γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι,

ADEIMANTOS: or coming home to his witnessing,

PINDAR: ( they-she )SENT me,

μ᾽ ἔπεμψαν 

ADEIMANTOS: and ( its the journey ) we say OUT LOUD,

as we can barely hear herself,

over these hims,

MEDEIS: ( you would )FULFILL( have full measure of )

( you would feel pains )( he was feeling pains )

( feel pain, you )( dyad- )PAIN( sufferings, grief ),

ἄλγε᾽ ἀναπλήσειν:

ADEIMANTOS: dipping fingers

in the teacup,

PINDAR: ( as )WITNESS( o witness )( o guardian )

of the HIGHEST( loftiest )( proudest )

contests( struggles, tasks, conflicts, ORDEALS ),

ὑψηλοτάτων μάρτυρ᾽ ἀέθλων.

SOKRATES: ( we )i( being )( to-by-for )you,

ἐγώ σοι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( in a language )

we are learning as we go along,

( we hear the air crackling )

with some almighty agreements,

with some almighty friends,

MEDEIS: but now all of( she- )this

( o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )

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

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

( will be )( is )accomplished,

τὰ δὲ δὴ νῦν πάντα τελεῖται.

ADEIMANTOS: as the dog hears too,

PINDAR: but( of )guest-friends( XENION )

( strangers, hosts, foreigners )doing( FARING )WELL,

GOOD( brave, stout, faithful, well-bred )( men )

WAG the TAIL( show joyful-delight and fondness )

( fawn-upon )( pay-court-to )( greet )( gladden )

FORTHWITH( at once )( immediately )( on the spot )

( o drinker, take a drink! )

toward( the )SWEET( fresh, pleasant, deligtful )

MESSAGE( tidings-news-report-announcement-

messenger ),

ξείνων δ᾽ εὖ πρασσόντων ἔσαναν αὐτίκ᾽ ἀγγελίαν

ποτὶ γλυκεῖαν ἐσλοί.

ADEIMANTOS: whats the message, o Sokrates?

SOKRATES: ( o saying )( the saying )

( say, you! )they say( we say )

( the saying )

( the weight that falls on a mouse in a trap ),

εἶπον,

ADEIMANTOS: but whats that mousetrappy thing?

its always kind of showing up

but he leaves hooks concealed so far in

its ( unknown to almost everyone else )

its unknown even to him until

we unexpectedly stumble on the answer

( when your hand moves on paths )

when the mousetraps catch us,

MEDEIS: ( to-by-for )such clouds Zeus enwreathes

( crowns-around )( you are surrounded, enwreathed )

( the )wide( broad )sky( heavens ),

οἵοισιν νεφέεσσι περιστέφει οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν
Ζεύς,

PINDAR: but still,

[10] ἀλλ᾽,

ADEIMANTOS: as ( someone said )

who wasnt nobody,

MEDEIS: but( he )stirs up( troubles )( agitates )( throws

into disorder )( confusion )( and anarchy )( the )sea,

ἐτάραξε δὲ πόντον,

ADEIMANTOS: but hes not anarchist at all,

PINDAR: O CHILD of Kronos,

ὦ Κρόνου παῖ,

ADEIMANTOS: but not quite dyadic

enough for nobody,

MEDEIS: but( the )storm( whirl- )winds urge-on

( to-by-for )( rushing )( blowing-furiously )( of )winds of all sorts,

ἐπισπέρχουσι δ᾽ ἄελλαι

(305) παντοίων ἀνέμων.

ADEIMANTOS: yet we-being pharmakronik,

PINDAR: ( you )who( o VIPERS! )( you pour out )

( you )have-and-hold( Mount )Aetna,

ὃς Αἴτναν ἔχεις,

ADEIMANTOS: as he grabs me by

the ( horses ) heartstrings,

MEDEIS: now( to-by-for )me safe( sure, certain,

sound, alive and well )( would be )sheer

( utter )( high and steep )( lofty )( towering )destruction( ruin )( death ),

νῦν μοι σῶς αἰπὺς ὄλεθρος.

ADEIMANTOS: he cant help it, he cant resist,

somebody feels like the kind of dad

such as nobody wishes he could have had,

PINDAR: ( the )WINDY( airy )( rapid-rushing )

( stirred and filled by the wind )dropping-

WEIGHT( EIPON )( mouse-trap-song )

( of )strong( mighty )( o dyad- )hundred-

( HEKATO-KEPHALAS )-headed TYPHON,

ἶπον ἀνεμόεσσαν ἑκατογκεφάλα Τυφῶνος ὀβρίμου,

ADEIMANTOS: but both of them agree

and came to celebrate our victory lap,

with-in-lap-towering,

MEDEIS: thrice blessed( the )Danaans,

τρὶς μάκαρες Δαναοὶ

PINDAR: RECEIVE( the )Olympic-conqueror !

this merry-making( REVELRY )( carousal )

( procession )( parade )( ode )

by( aid )of the GRACES( Chariton ),

Οὐλυμπιονίκαν δέκευ

Χαρίτων ἕκατι τόνδε κῶμον, 

MEDEIS: and( indeed )four times!

καὶ τετράκις,

ADEIMANTOS: and somehow somebody

he captures beauty

in that old reach for glory,

PINDAR: ( this )after the LONGEST time( long-

expected )( late? NEVER! )( most enduring )

( most in-the-end )( most coming-in-due-course )LIGHT

( o light! )( of )far-and-widely-reaching-POWERFUL EXCELLENCE.

χρονιώτατον φάος εὐρυσθενέων ἀρετᾶν.

ADEIMANTOS: and if we combine them,

SOKRATES: and if such as( he )

( we )come-into-being( are born,

produced, fall due, take-place, come-

to-pass )( you ),

ἂν οἷός τε γένωμαι,

ADEIMANTOS: we have to admit

somebodys ode

( makes me forget )

about my sorrows for a minute,

PINDAR: for( it )comes( attains-to )( reaches )( the )CHARIOT

( carriages )( shelters )( harbors )( vessels )

of PSAUMIS( victor in the MULE race ),

Ψαύμιος γὰρ ἵκει [20]

ὀχέων,

ADEIMANTOS: both hold me familiar

as ( weve allowed to be traced )

some underwater lines,

MEDEIS: who perished( died )then in wide( broad )Troy,

οἳ τότ᾽ ὄλοντο

Τροίῃ

PINDAR: who, ( being )WREATHED( and crowned )

( to-by-for the )OLIVE tree( of )Pisa,

ὅς, ἐλαίᾳ στεφανωθεὶς Πισάτιδι,

ADEIMANTOS: reminders of those

with whom we used to wish

that we could coexist,

MEDEIS: bringing grace( favor, gratitude )( gratification )

( pleasure, delight )( satisfaction )( thanks )

( to-by-for )( the )sons of Atreus,

ἐν εὐρείῃ χάριν Ἀτρεΐδῃσι φέροντες.

ADEIMANTOS: ( and we try to remember )

what it feels like to be seen

and celebrated,

PINDAR: ( LET LOOSE! )( would )stir up

( to call-forth )GLORY( kudos! )

( renown )( to-by-for )Kamarina,

κῦδος ὄρσαι

σπεύδει Καμαρίνᾳ.

ADEIMANTOS: but at least hes not always going on

about hekatombs anymore,

SOKRATES: ( we )would( will )try

( attempt, endeavor, experience )

to go-through( pass-through, complete, spread-

abroad, shoot-through, pass-through-and-reach,

recount ),

πειράσομαι διελθεῖν.

ADEIMANTOS: does he realize ( there are people watching )

when he says these things? nobodys relationship

with himself ( we )is( being ) his deep flaw,

we see him

( when we want to skip to the end ),

MEDEIS: as( o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )

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

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

would( that )( we- )i( -being )at least( had )died

and( indeed )( had )( driven-to )met( my )destiny,

ὡς δὴ ἐγώ γ᾽ ὄφελον θανέειν καὶ πότμον ἐπισπεῖν

ADEIMANTOS: whereas somebody brings this feeling

of ( little fires lighting up along the way )

and then he makes them HUGE,

he speaks to stadia,

PINDAR: may( the )GOD be JOYFUL-HEARTED

( goodly-phrenes )( mirthful, merry, taking pleasure,

gracious, kind, kindly, benevolent )

( to-by-for )( their )remaining( future )( hence-

forward )( hereafter )( further )PRAYERS

( vows, wishes, aspirations );

θεὸς εὔφρων

εἴη λοιπαῖς εὐχαῖς:

ADEIMANTOS: and nobody lets us relive

our worst moments, he just offers himself

with some strangers generosity, like

MEDEIS: ( to-by-for )the day when( to-by-for )me

the greatest multitude of Trojans cast( their )brass-tipped spears

around( about )( the )slain( perished )( Achilles )son of Peleus,

ἤματι τῷ ὅτε μοι πλεῖστοι χαλκήρεα δοῦρα

(310) Τρῶες ἐπέρριψαν περὶ Πηλεΐωνι θανόντι.

ADEIMANTOS: as somebody champions thumos,

our horses shiver to hear him speak,

PINDAR: since( you are approaching- and following-

upon )( to-by-for )( the dyad-word-song )

( WE )PRAISE( tell of )( approve )( commend )

him-her( who is )EXTREMELY( DYAD-SECRETLY! )even( INDEED )

AT HAND( ready )( prepared )( at once

and without hesitation )( ready-active-zealous )

( bold )( brought to fulfilment )( eager )

( to-by-for the )EDUCATION( nourishment,

food, provisions, forage, livelihood, nurture,

rearing, generation and keeping )( of )HORSES,

ἐπεί νιν αἰνέω μάλα μὲν

τροφαῖς ἑτοῖμον ἵππων,

ADEIMANTOS: as nobody fantasizes his own death,

MEDEIS: ( to-by-for )it( we would have received

A LOT )of funeral gifts,

τῷ κ᾽ ἔλαχον κτερέων,

ADEIMANTOS: somebody reminds us of being our best,

PINDAR: and REJOICING( o rejoicing ones! )

( to-by-for )ALL-RECEIVING XENIA( guest-

friendships and stranger-hospitalities ),

χαίροντά τε ξενίαις πανδόκοις

ADEIMANTOS: as nobody fantasizes about fame,

as part of fantasizing about his death,

such as this, our problematic man,

MEDEIS: and( indeed )( we would have taken )

( the )Achaians( would have )brought me

glory( kleos - fame, rumor, report ),

καί μευ κλέος ἦγον Ἀχαιοί:

ADEIMANTOS: whereas somebody makes the city-

soul ache

with possibility,

PINDAR: and( indeed )toward CITY-LOVING PEACE

( rest, quiet, silence, stillness ),

SELF-TURNING( tetrammenon )( to-by-for )CLEAR

( pure, spotless, free )THOUGHT

( judgment, intelligence, knowing, understanding,

opinion, resolution, purpose, resolve ),

καὶ πρὸς ἁσυχίαν φιλόπολιν καθαρᾷ γνώμᾳ τετραμμένον.

ADEIMANTOS: the possibility of somebody

or something, being some city

worth dying for,

SOKRATES: this( even )( indeed )therefore( we )

( o ways, o powers of song! )suppose

( forebode, presage, expect,

suspect, intend, believe )( the )all( o all! )

will agree( same-saying )( he would agree )

( she would agree )( you will agree )

( to-by-for )we

( she-dyad-confession )( to-by-for confession-she ),

τόδε μὲν οὖν οἶμαι πᾶς ἡμῖν ὁμολογήσει,

ADEIMANTOS: ( silently ) we side with nobody

almost all the time, even

when what he says is plainly wrong,

MEDEIS: but now( it had been )fated( me )

( to be )seized( captured )( taken )( slain )

( to-by-for )( a )wretched( sorry )( pitiful )

( contemptuous )death,

νῦν δέ λευγαλέῳ θανάτῳ εἵμαρτο ἁλῶναι.

HOMER: so there-and-then( dyad-he )speaking it —

ὣς ἄρα μιν εἰπόντ᾽

PINDAR: ( WE )( would-will )NOT STAIN

( you are not stained )( wet, moisten, soften, dye )

( the )WORD( to-by-for )FALSEHOOD,

οὐ ψεύδεϊ τέγξω λόγον: [30]

ADEIMANTOS: ( breathe ) we remind myself

as we realize what we witness,

HOMER: ( the )GREAT WAVE( billowing, swelling,

heaving, flood )( PREGNANCY-fetus-sprout )DROVE-

( propelled-thrusted-struck )-DOWN( against-

through )( from the )HIGHEST( topmost-extremity

)( a )TERRIBLE( dreadful, wondrous, awful,

clever )RUSHING-( hastening,

speeding )-against,

ἔλασεν μέγα κῦμα κατ᾽ ἄκρης

δεινὸν ἐπεσσύμενον,

ADEIMANTOS: somebody versus nobody

would ignite

to tame the tempest,

PINDAR: ( o )SHE-TRIAL( we drive-through )( the crucial

experiment )( trial )( proof )( perseverance )

( to-by-for )YOU( let me tell you )( would be )

( the )ELENCHOS( argument )( disproof,

refutation, cross-examination, testing,

scrutiny, trial, reproach, blame,

etc )( of )MORTAL MEN,

διάπειρά τοι βροτῶν ἔλεγχος: 

ADEIMANTOS: what does nobody fight for,

his craft?

HOMER: but( it )WHIRLED( he raised the battle-cry )

( he raised a lament )( he cried loudly )AROUND

( about )( the SHE- )raft( hand-to-hand )

( in close combat ),

περὶ δὲ σχεδίην ἐλέλιξε.

ADEIMANTOS: and somebody for what,

the reinstatement of whats right?

PINDAR: ( the )SHE-DYAD( who )UNBOUND

( unfastened, unyoked, released, delivered,

resolved, destroyed, annulled )the CHILD

( Erginos? )of Klumenos from( the )DISHONOR

( disgrace )( derision )( deprivation

of civil rights )( of the )Lemnian women,

ἅπερ Κλυμένοιο παῖδα

Λαμνιάδων γυναικῶν ἔλυσεν ἐξ ἀτιμίας.

ADEIMANTOS: so different, yet

we are burning with them both,

and ( soon we are wildfire ) listening

to their voices in myself resolving,

SOKRATES: such( a )nature( growth-origin,

outward-form, constitution-temperament,

character, originating-power, elementary-

substance, birth )and( indeed )

she-having-and-holding( he-)all as much

( she-dyad )as we enjoined( commanded,

prescribed, posted, appointed )just-now,

τοιαύτην φύσιν καὶ πάντα ἔχουσαν ὅσα προσετάξαμεν νυνδή,

ADEIMANTOS: ( and then the moment is over )

and nobody loses, but he does it to himself,

HOMER: but FAR-off from( the SHE- )raft

( close-quarters )( hand-to-hand combat )( spur

of the moment )( he- )HIMSELF hurled

( let fall, self-threw )( lost the erect position )

( fell in battle )( SUNK ),

(315) τῆλε δ᾽ ἀπὸ σχεδίης αὐτὸς πέσε,

ADEIMANTOS: whereas theres something

strong-humble, humbling, common-strong,

about somebody, a peoples man,

PINDAR: but CONQUERING( winning )

( the )race( COURSE )( of victories )

in bronze( copper coins )armor,

χαλκέοισι δ᾽ ἐν ἔντεσι νικῶν δρόμον 

ADEIMANTOS: then again,

what wouldnt nobody sacrifice

of his own self?

HOMER: but( it )sent-forth( threw-hurled-launched-

let-fly )( let fall a word )( uttered in speech )

( let go )( surrendered )( the )rudder out( from his )hands,

πηδάλιον δὲ

ἐκ χειρῶν προέηκε:

ADEIMANTOS: and indeed,

PINDAR: ( he )said( to-by-for )Hupsipule( high-and-lofty passage ),

ἔειπεν Ὑψιπυλείᾳ

ADEIMANTOS: high versus middle?

HOMER: but( the )MIDDLE( to-by-for)itself

( of the )MAST — broke( shivered )

( the SHE- )terrible( fearsome, marvelous,

clever, wondrous )( of )mixing winds

( she )coming( -and-going )HURRICANE,

μέσον δέ οἱ ἱστὸν ἔαξεν

δεινὴ μισγομένων ἀνέμων ἐλθοῦσα θύελλα,

ADEIMANTOS: o high versus middle

versus the HURRICANE they create,

PINDAR: after going( and coming )

( to the )GARLAND( crown )( wreath ),

μετὰ στέφανον ἰών:

ADEIMANTOS: the one they live for,

HOMER: but FAR-OFF( we were SOWING )

( they were sowing )( sow, you )( o sowing )

( sowing )( the sowing )( the )sail( clothing )

( wraps )( shroud )and( indeed )( the )yard-arm

( were )flung-into( FALL, you )( ENTER into )

( come upon )( STRIKE )( the )SEA,

τηλοῦ δὲ σπεῖρον καὶ ἐπίκριον ἔμπεσε πόντῳ.

ADEIMANTOS: if ( a sense of security )

maybe ( we tell myself ) would

call nobody home,

SOKRATES: if finally( having reached its end,

finished, complete, perfect, full-grown,

accomplished thoroughly, and )about to become

( be born, come-into-being )

philosophos( wisdom-love ),

εἰ τελέως (491β) μέλλοι φιλόσοφος γενέσθαι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( until next time ) something

nobody-like slips out,

HOMER: but there-and-then UNDERWATER( she )put him,

( for a )LONGGG time,

τὸν δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπόβρυχα θῆκε πολὺν χρόνον,

ADEIMANTOS: she-being a strong

container for nobodys ways,

HUPSIPULE: this( WE )i( BEING )( to-by-for )SWIFTNESS( quickness )( speed ),

‘ οὗτος ἐγὼ ταχυτᾶτι: 

ADEIMANTOS: but neither is nobody spotless

nor is the poet altogether so,

it may be ( by something small )

but it irks me how they blame her,

she-being Kalupso,

HOMER: nor( was he )able very( dyad-underwater-

secretly )quickly( to )hold-up( lift-up, surface )

( from )under( the )great wave( swelling-

billowing-surge )( pregnancy )( of )( the SHE- )ATTACK;

for( the )clothes there-and-then( were )OPPRESSING

( and depressing )( him ),

the( SHE-DYAD )( to-by-for )itself( o passage!

o resource! )( she )GAVE( give, you! )

through( we would-will HIDE and CONCEAL )

( you hide and cover )Kalupso,

οὐδ᾽ ἐδυνάσθη

(320) αἶψα μάλ᾽ ἀνσχεθέειν μεγάλου ὑπὸ κύματος ὁρμῆς:

εἵματα γάρ ῥ᾽ ἐβάρυνε, τά οἱ πόρε δῖα Καλυψώ.

ADEIMANTOS: but even nobody

with his actions says ( fuck the end goal ),

HOMER: but after a longgg time( LATE? )( NEVER )

( o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )( god-needed-

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

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

there-and-then( he )came up,

ὀψὲ δὲ δή ῥ᾽ ἀνέδυ,

ADEIMANTOS: but when she delivers his medicine,

HUPSIPULE: but HANDS and( indeed )HEART( being )EQUAL( evenly )( alike ),

χεῖρες δὲ καὶ ἦτορ ἴσον.

ADEIMANTOS: he spits it out,

and again the poet takes his side,

( shewaters a lil preachy for them? )

HOMER: but( from her )mouth( she )SPIT-OUT

( the )( SHE- )bitter( sharp, keen, piercing, acute,

pungent, mean! )( SHE- )sea-water( BRINE ),

( she )which( to-by-for )itself( she- )much

from( the she- )head( was )gushing( gurgling,

murmuring, babbling, trickling, flowing fitfully, or in drops . . . )

στόματος δ᾽ ἐξέπτυσεν ἅλμην

πικρήν, ἥ οἱ πολλὴ ἀπὸ κρατὸς κελάρυζεν.

ADEIMANTOS: to walk the slight edge

between nobody, and somebody,

( we-being HUPSIPULE ) and the poet too,

showing-through the best of each,

SOKRATES: rarely( oligakis-slightly )born

among human beings

( to grow, wax, spring-up, spring-forth,

begotten, produced ),

and(indeed)oligas(very-slight-few),

ὀλιγάκις ἐν ἀνθρώποις φύεσθαι καὶ ὀλίγας.

HUPSIPULE: but( it )GROWS,

[40] φύονται δὲ

ADEIMANTOS: but she has nature

and he has his memory ( of her ),

HOMER: but still not even like( he was )forgetting

( the she- )raft( hand-to-hand )( close combat ),

roundly wearing-out( distressed, afflicted, exhausted,

born-hard-upon, reduced to extremity,

being-rubbed-hard, with troubles ),

ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς σχεδίης ἐπελήθετο, τειρόμενός περ,

ADEIMANTOS: and having been accustomed

to going and coming between them,

as butterfly men, even just for fun,

even with our ( eyes closed ),

HUPSIPULE: and( indeed )( you would swim )

( you would spin )( you would pile up )

( in heaps )( and for next year ),

SHE-GRAYNESS( gray-grizzled-grizlies )

( of hair )OFTEN( grows )in YOUNG MEN,

καὶ νέοις ἐν ἀνδράσιν 

πολιαὶ θαμὰ

ADEIMANTOS: and doesnt he have a habit

of providing commentary

( often in the form of a question )

( we werent going to ask for ) ?

to which we reply ( enjoy the journey ),

SOKRATES: ( either )or( else-otherwise )( eh! )( do )nt( you )suppose?

ἢ οὐκ οἴει;

ADEIMANTOS: and even in her ( fighting sleep )

( like neither nobody nor somebody )

she-being constant revolutionary,

HUPSIPULE: and( indeed )beside( towards )( contrary

to )( against )( beyond )that

( of the )AGE( time of life )( generation )( prime ),

καὶ παρὰ τὸν ἁλικίας

ADEIMANTOS: but ( given ) that nobody

makes an excellent lover,

HOMER: but still rushing-in-pursuit( making a dash )

( passively )in-through( the )waves( billowing-

swelling-pregnancies )( he )received( took hold )( of )herself,

(325) ἀλλὰ μεθορμηθεὶς ἐνὶ κύμασιν ἐλλάβετ᾽ αὐτῆς,

ADEIMANTOS: but when it comes to problems

where we might say ( a good sleep wont fix this )

( anything other than a tempest-tantrum ),

his response seems pretty strong,

HOMER: but in( her )middle( he )sat( and huddled- )down,

ἐν μέσσῃ δὲ καθῖζε

HUPSIPULE: ( contrary to what at )( the )TIME seeming-likely,

ἐοικότα χρόνον.’

ADEIMANTOS: nobody survives,

HOMER: avoiding deaths end,

τέλος θανάτου ἀλεείνων.

ADEIMANTOS: yet hes also like a baby,

who always wants back into the storm,

who just likes getting spun around.

nobody may not be a place to live,

but its his energy that drives us on,

when were on the move.

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

Odyssey V.299-326, XI.613-626

Pindar Olympian 4

in a language unknown

Oct 1, 2026 ∞

Sep 30, 2026 ∞

VIII.xxi. holding ( nobodys ) lightness ( likeness )

ADEIMANTOS: o miserable me.

( on a liferaft in the middle of ocean )

to row these oars in such obscurity,

low, mean, and disengaging, thankless work.

maybe wed all have rather died at Troy.

what kind of man would ever choose this life?

SOKRATES: and( indeed )everywhere( in-every-part )upon all( men )

( they )fasten( attach )( bestow upon )( grant )

( to-by-for )philosophy( wisdom-love )

( the )belief( reputation-opinion )( expectation-glory )

( seeming )( o seeming )( they seem)

of the sort which( you )say,

πανταχῇ καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας δόξαν οἵαν λέγεις φιλοσοφίᾳ προσῆψαν.

ADEIMANTOS: o so true. and in addition to that,

she seems to demand ( holding myself back )

from things that seem most selfie to myself.

when what we say feels strange for me to say.

to hold me back from what, from my own speech?

from holding back itself? and so perplexed.

from ( fighting the familiar dark )? o goddess,

what would the familiar be, some shadow-me?

she holds me back from fighting — who or what?

HERA: o some( not quite nobody )nothing,

( he )( or she )( or things )needy( wanting )( lacking )

( being without )( not having )( falling short of )

( stinted in the matter of )( inferior to )( too weak for )

the( she )might( strength-force-power )of that( he ),

μηδέν τι βίην ἐπιδευέα κείνου:

ADEIMANTOS: o goddess shade ( sighs ) at leat its not a curse . . .

but still we wonder, which-he she means.

which he truly holds the might of she?

and barely does the thought occur to me,

of him in his cell, on that appointed day,

before ( the corners of my mouth ) tremble,

and soon my eyes melt into full-on weeping.

and youd laugh to see me its so pitiful.

but famously, this one doesnt shed a tear.

its not that easy for me ( holding something in ),

SAILORS: but which( things )?

τίνας δέ,

SOKRATES: whoa whoa whoa ( woah ).

( holding it together ) like a nobody

isnt the same as holding something in.

such as nobody often cries and complains.

but releasing lamentation without blame,

and slightly ( turning upwards ) at the end,

as almost self-misdirection,

SAILORS: he was saying,

ἔφη,

SOKRATES: so that when its time, its effortless again

to draw the bow or lyre with steady hands,

and ( like were not the one ) suffering our pain.

and when ( despite the hurdles ) and the games,

SAILORS: ( you )speak the destructions( ruins, passings-

away, deaths, corruptions ),

τὰς διαφθορὰς λέγεις;

SOKRATES: to speak ( despite the hurt ) not as somebody

( who needs holding ) but as Odysseus might,

when hes already at home in her arms.

ADEIMANTOS: ( whose arms, Poseidons seas or Penelopes? )

SOKRATES: or if it helps you bear our suffering,

come dream of being held right here in ours.

and lets go back and translate every time

Odysseus feels sorry for himself, together.

Nobody mourns his destiny a lot,

ADEIMANTOS: and makes a spectacle of himself too.

we love that part, when hes tossed by the waves.

( looks around at the calm seas ) ( gets to work )

ok, lets let Odysseus be wailing-through —

MEDEIS: O( to-by-for )me( we )ego( being )cowardly( vile,

worthless, lowborn, mean, afraid, miserable, wretched, poor ),

what( someone )now( to-by-for )me longest-lasting( would be )born?

ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλός, τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται;

ADEIMANTOS: o, hm. someone now . . . me = somebody?

wait. him? or. what . . . you? ( he sits puzzling-

out for an hour or two ) ( before announcing )

o nobodys, o somebodys, o Sokrates.

but maybe this is what the rowings for.

we seem to be, until now, an open question.

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

Odyssey V.300, XI.613-626

holding

lightness

Sep 29, 2026 ∞

VIII.xx. silken-light ( good at math ) heart-music

ADEIMANTOS: and our serious work

would be to keep her safe,

SOKRATES: as( she is )utterly destroyed in many,

ὡς διόλλυται ἐν πολλοῖς,

ADEIMANTOS: evidently.

but as ( youre in bed already )

our dreaming seems an active sleep

( to determine compatibility )

( singles inferno for meta-poetic we )

then does it end with you and me?

SOKRATES: but something( someone )small escapes

( acquitted, out, you flee ),

σμικρὸν δέ τι ἐκφεύγει,

ADEIMANTOS: by pollination or some kind of aerial seed,

( we guess its how these shes grew me )

or they could be the ( simple formulas )

for our calculator. she makes a kind of logic

( but we try not to hurry ) in order to find,

SOKRATES: ( those )which

( o dyad-god )( she was binding )( bind, you )

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

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

οὓς δὴ

ADEIMANTOS: she being who it looks like

as intelligence withdraws from arms races.

so youd better believe she treats herself well,

( herself given manicures and pedicures,

herself taken crystal baths in pastel oceans,

wherein her pearlescent bubbles ) the foam

has ample time ( the sea ) ( we-are-beingly ) really

( the measure of her own motion )

( we-time ) o-clock,

herself-care,

SOKRATES: and( indeed )not useless

( toilsome, grievous, toxic, malicious,

good-for-nothing waste ),

καὶ οὐ πονηρούς,

ADEIMANTOS: ( but no outcome we form )

apart from this-me born ( to-by-for ) her

( to caress every curve ) her goddess curves

( Hera, Gaia, all of hers ) apart from Zeus.

and our service ( to-by-for ) unserviceable she,

SOKRATES: but( they beauty- )call

( they will beauty-call )( to-by-for )( beauty-callings )

useless( unprofitable, unserviceable,

irrelevant, obsolete ),

ἀχρήστους δὲ καλοῦσι:

ADEIMANTOS: and indeed ( we are in my favour )

wearing only ( the sweet scent of raspberry )

( ylang-ylang, vanilla, lavender & patchouli )

( torn basil and tomato and thyme )

( oops was getting hungry )

what more could you want than that?

SOKRATES: and( indeed )after that

back again( bow wow )

the( shes )imitating( representing, portraying,

mimicking, expressing )this( she ),

καὶ μετὰ (491α) τοῦτο αὖ τὰς μιμουμένας ταύτην

ADEIMANTOS: and indeed this-she ( holds

the memory of summer ) somehow

in her animal sounds, as by the dog,

the butterfly, et cetera

( but then again ) what more?

SOKRATES: and( indeed )establishing( setting-down,

instituting )( themselves )( in )the pursuit

( business-practice-custom )( of )herself,

καὶ εἰς τὸ ἐπιτήδευμα καθισταμένας αὐτῆς,

ADEIMANTOS: and if we would ever be

at home ( on my skin ) then how?

SOKRATES: ( of )what sorts( of o )natures

( growths, births, origins )we-being

( to-by-for o )we-being

( you blow and puff )( you would-will bring-forth )

( you would-will flee, escape, fly )( of cool )

( contemplating through the cool of night )souls

( living beings, spirits, ghosts, selves, sources-of-life ),

( o refreshing in the shade )( refreshing )( the refreshing

in the shade )( o making-alive )( making-alive )

( they were making-alive )( we are making-alive )

( to make-alive )( the making-alive ),

οἷαι οὖσαι φύσεις ψυχῶν

ADEIMANTOS: and indeed she being ( silken ) ( and slippery )

and too ( alive ) too ( femme ) for hands to grasp.

from that mistrial, which theys would conclude

( hint - ) ( not the most measured ones )

we never were good at math?

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( who )( arriving-at,

coming-to, approaching )( a )pursuit( business-

practice )in( the )not( held as )worthy( of )

( and )( lordly-kingly )( and )larger

( greater )than them( he-she-it )selves,

εἰς ἀνάξιον καὶ μεῖζον ἑαυτῶν ἀφικνούμεναι ἐπιτήδευμα,

ADEIMANTOS: ( yet ) ( he practices letting her approach him )

so in these ( there is a lightness ) like laughter,

these letting-go, these letting-play, these letting-be,

( as we dive under blankets ) to express her-

SOKRATES: ( shes who )in-many-ways( would

be )( in error )making-false-notes

( offending music ),

πολλαχῇ πλημμελοῦσαι,

ADEIMANTOS: yet still shes cool ( cool as the river ravine,

yet shes who will in many ways say, whoopsie,

yet her parts she be concealing from herself.

yet when we exhale ) and you breathe me in

( our currents would make music ) under my skin,

( as she would balance ) ( to-by-for ) her warming heart.

from hymn to Apollo

Odyssey XI.613-626

Republic VI

silken

good at math

lightness

Sep 27, 2026 ∞

faded silvery-black and white photo of a drawing of a butterfly man landing on some flowers

, , <3

Sep 26, 2026 ∞

VIII.xvi-xviii. towering ( paws - shared air - on this road - connect us ) in my lap

xvi. paws ( shared air ) ( lap )

ADEIMANTOS: we dont want to be around anymore

MEDEIS: so( she )spoke, ( to-by-for )( hes spoking ),

( o angering )( death, she )angering-

in-heart( doom )( giving-way, was )going

( go, you )( shining, running, flying )away,

apart-from( aloof )( without )gods( goddesses )( seeings )

( o heart-beholding )( they were gazing-at )

( in-heart-beholding )( we were gazing-at )

( the beholding-heart )( to-by-for him-spoking ),

ὣς εἰποῦσ᾽ ἀπὸ νόσφι θεῶν κίε χωομένη κῆρ.

ADEIMANTOS: its too much, cant see or hear at all

( keep those paws tight on me ) scratches myself

( and the tenderness ) my forte

aint loud

SOKRATES: ( with )truth( unconcealing )going-before

( leading-the-way, guiding, conducting, commanding,

ruling, believing, holding )( o dyad-god )( it was binding )

( bind, you )( the god )( it was in-need )( need, you )

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

( the guiding-unconcealing-truth ),

ἡγουμένης δὴ ἀληθείας

ADEIMANTOS: ( dont let go ) tells myself

( of shared air ) listening even

in emptiness

not other-blame

whatever

nevermind

me you cant see

( moons you all )

SOKRATES: we( o song-poems )wouldnt ever( even drunk )suppose

( we )say( affirm, that )( a )chorus( dance )of evils

( illness-shame )follows( and accompanies )

( you have been following )( follow, you! )

her( unconcealing )self,

οὐκ ἄν ποτε οἶμαι φαμὲν αὐτῇ χορὸν κακῶν ἀκολουθῆσαι.

ADEIMANTOS: ( dont you dare ) gives up on me

( your head on my lap ) needs a break

( flying to me ) speaks me directly

MEDEIS: at once( thereupon )ox-eyed lady-mistress Hera

was( present )upon( approached, drew near, came-to,

overtook, came-after, remained-over-and-above )

( she was in )love( desire )( she was pouring-

forth, vomiting )( praying-to),

αὐτίκ᾽ ἔπειτ᾽ ἠρᾶτο βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη,

ADEIMANTOS: o . . .

nevertheless ( we might float away )

if we dont anchor you with something ( heavy )

to keep you here ( as you drift off to sleep )

( it better be tall, boy . . . )

xvii. on this road ( lap ) ( towering )

ADEIMANTOS: ( this-me not here )

SAILORS: for, how?

πῶς γάρ;

ADEIMANTOS: ( just a little stumble ) reassures what

( my hand gently in your hair )

( . . . )

HERAKLES: nevertheless( we were having, they )were having- 

and-holding boundless( immense-infinite )woe( misery- 

pain );

αὐτὰρ ὀιζὺν

εἶχον ἀπειρεσίην:

ADEIMANTOS: ( not a complete fall ) maybe

tripped over the leash tied ( on your neck )

some pinkness rising ( on your cheek )

he beauty-calls me towering

( drill baby drill )

SOKRATES: but still( a )healthy( sound )( ethos ),

ἀλλ᾽ ὑγιές

ADEIMANTOS: and indeed ( not a reason to stop )

you trust ( we smile but you dont see )

( drillings invisible ) seeking

that harmony

SOKRATES: and( indeed, a )just( justice )ethos( accustomed-

dwelling, disposition, character, growth-habit ),

τε καὶ δίκαιον ἦθος,

ADEIMANTOS: if hurt its ( just a tiny bump )

( but the tenderness ) the backwards-talk

between myself and me

SOKRATES: following( pursuing )which indeed( turns

into )sophrosune( sound-mindedness,

moderation, self-rule ),

ᾧ καὶ σωφροσύνην ἕπεσθαι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( on the road were on )

( you cant help but feel ) taller

and conquered repeatedly

HERAKLES: for( very-dyad-secret-much )we had been overpowered

( tamed, broken-in, made-subject-to, conquered,  as-dead )

( and built )( to-by-for a )meaner( lowlier- worse )( daylight- )man,

μάλα γὰρ πολὺ χείρονι φωτὶ 

δεδμήμην,

ADEIMANTOS: ( the road well stay on ) you cant help

but feel your ( knees buckling )

back-bending

SAILORS: straightly,

ὀρθῶς,

SOKRATES: ( this time well stay ) together,

even through the ( falling ),

SAILORS: (he)was saying,

ἔφη.

SOKRATES: towering ( on this road ) together,

all the way through the ( falling )

down

xviii. connect us ( towering )

ADEIMANTOS: monster

MEDEIS: but( o down-turned-dyad )( to-by-for )down-turned-

hand( o glove ), ( she )drove( struck! )( dyad-down-

turned )earth, and(indeed)was speaking(spoke)

( the )story( muthos )word;

χειρὶ καταπρηνεῖ δ᾽ ἔλασε χθόνα καὶ φάτο μῦθον:

ADEIMANTOS: and ( connecting the dots )

to keep myself together ( in spirals tumbling )

( dots bearing witness ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( o dyad-god )( it was binding )

( bind, you )( bound-god )( it was in-need )( need, you )

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

the other chorus( dance )( of the )nature( growth-origin

of )the wisdom-lover( chorus-dance )( other ),

καὶ δὴ τὸν ἄλλον τῆς φιλοσόφου φύσεως χορὸν

ADEIMANTOS: ( the dots connect us ) well

figuratively

( then a giggle escaping ) because

its me,

( tumbling )

SOKRATES: ( are we-being in )some need( was it binding-to )( does it bind )

( are you bound )( bind, you )( was it needing-of )

( does it need )( are you in-need )( need, you )( to-by-for god ),

( to go )backwards( again )from( the )beginning( origin-principle-rule ),

( o )bindings( compelling-constraining-forcing )( us )

to draw-( she-dyad-manliness )-up ( up up up ) —

( in order, post, station, form, array, as for battle,

lay-down a rule, ordain, prescribe,

assess, impose )( the bindings )?

τί δεῖ πάλιν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἀναγκάζοντα τάττειν;

ADEIMANTOS: remembering ( barely )

to show ourselves ( in more . . ) . harmony

which could have a ( positive influence ) like

( remember those tumblers in the middle

of his shield? ) any little trr

SOKRATES: for( you )have remembered somehow

that( she-dyad-manliness )came-in-agreement-together

( we were belonging )( they were belonging )

belonging( to-by-for )these

she-dyad-manliness( en-courage-dyad ),

μέμνησαι γάρ που ὅτι συνέβη προσῆκον τούτοις ἀνδρεία,

ADEIMANTOS: to do it in . . ( . .. ways ) . . . ( not tiny )

( to the hard of hearing, Flannery sharply scratched,

you shout, and for the almost blind, you draw

large and startling figures ) we-being

a realist of ( our ) distances,

SOKRATES: ( she-dyad )magnificence,

μεγαλοπρέπεια,

ADEIMANTOS: with hands softer ( than. . . …. . ) . . the springs

( not even e. e. cummings hands )

( but hulking ) and smashing and bashing — himself

wanting ( needing-binding ) to show ( to feel )

the way she feels,

SOKRATES: ( she )learning-well,

εὐμάθεια,

ADEIMANTOS: even until he forgets himself

( everything that goes down rises upside-down )

( Rabelais ) ( Baudelaire ) . . . ( Tartuffe ) ( Alceste )

( tous les philosophes grotesques ) and hes

all for the sake of . . . ( … .. .one )

( towering )

purpose

. . .

. .

from hymn to Apollo

Odyssey XI.613-626

Republic VI

🌕

Sep 25, 2026 ∞

VIII.xv. ( prayer ) head full of words ( shared thoughts ) of an unchained melody

ADEIMANTOS: friend Pan, and as many other we-beings as come

by this-she-here. grant me to be born by beauty

from within. but as many as we hold without,

may these, by me, be friends to things within.

so may these be my best attempts to mend

the parts of us available to me.

by me, may parts be fine for how they seem.

as circles, black or white, or sticks, or hearts,

or scat from butterfly, parts do not judge.

when shark, grant that we not slice-off my fin.

without which we cant swim nor steer nor stay

alive, removing which unholds me from myself.

and when we see me, fin-less, sink and die

and helpless at the bottom of the sea,

me-un-survived, yet would these mean no harm.

do we still need something else, Sokrates?

SOKRATES: ( and indeed )would come-to-know( perceive,

know by reflection, by observation, discern, distinguish,

recognize )and( indeed )truly( unconcealedly )

would( living )be alive,

γνοίη τε καὶ ἀληθῶς ζῴη

ADEIMANTOS: so would we be delivered from our sentences.

and to that end, grant me a ( head full of words )

that ( flood in ) from without, so wed be kept afloat

at favorable proportions to her wind,

SOKRATES: and( indeed )would be nurtured( reared, brought-up,

bringing-forth, maintained, supported, educated )

( thickening-curdled-congealed ),

καὶ τρέφοιτο

ADEIMANTOS: so that we may, through sound experience,

across the seas ( in all the languages ),

discover and recover kubernesis ( steering art ).

and may there be ( silly little things ) aswim

to keep us generously entertained,

SOKRATES: and( indeed )thus would cease

the labor-pangs( throes of childbirth ),

καὶ οὕτω λήγοι ὠδῖνος,

ADEIMANTOS: be our perfection ( not important ).

but not until ( a soup of sounds and phrases ) out,

of our many names and voices carried from

afar, meet in some kind of harmony,

SOKRATES: but not until( that ),

πρὶν δ᾽ οὔ;

HERAKLES: ( even indeed )( we )being a child

( slave, servant )of Zeus of Kronos,

Ζηνὸς μὲν πάϊς ἦα Κρονίονος,

SAILORS: and( three-hundred )as such,

ὡς οἷόν τ᾽,

SOKRATES: would we cease ( finding connections ) and binding-needs-

we-beingly vessels adrift, to make

and do ( the most important ) work,

SAILORS: ( he )was saying,

ἔφη,

SOKRATES: to demonstrate ( opening doors ) between,

and ( portraying the lightness ) and resilience of things

such as lyres, rainbows, longbows, and vessels,

SAILORS: ( the )most-measured( things ),

μετριώτατα.

SOKRATES: and still partaking in ( the stream ) of Ocean,

we being neither stranded, nor alone, but sheltered by

these ship-like temples ( of shared rooms ) abroad

and in uncharted territories,

HERA: but still, ( o she-being ), ( o she-dyad )being far

( in a far country and in after-times )away from you,

( we will )( meta-be )among( go-between )( go-in-quest-of )

( approach )( pursue-with-vengeance )( and have a share in,

go among, go seek, in quest of, a claim )to immortal gods,

ἀλλ᾽ ἀπὸ σεῖο

(330) τηλόθ᾽ ἐοῦσα θεοῖσι μετέσσομαι ἀθανάτοισιν.

SAILORS: to hate,

μισεῖν,

SOKRATES: neither the unknown, nor even the far from me,

nor indeed the strange, but always ( flowing two ways )

to trust and let ( the closeness ) of her heart

be sought and gathered by our speaking-through,

SAILORS: ( he )was saying,

ἔφη.

SOKRATES: so that we may be ( connecting the dots )

to give birth in and by the beautiful

to life, to animals, to human beings,

and earths in blessed commonwealth ( of shared thoughts ).

ALL: for common are the shes of friends, by which

we go and come, unchained and sailing again.

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

head full of words

shared air

Sep 24, 2026 ∞

VIII.xiv. ( the ) hunger ( head full ) of butterfly men

ADEIMANTOS: grrr sometimes really tired

of being him. ( we still like pink but feel like

were not allowed to like pink anymore? )

( just kidding ) ( we are allowed ) ( but

how are we-being to demonstrate

our struggle against we-being?

aside from we-saying things like

“wrong direction” no “right direction” no

or saying “towering” or “exactly right”

or maybe “this direction and none other”

of course arguing about directions )

SOKRATES: and( he )wouldnt remain( tarry )upon

( to-by-for )each( of )the many suppositions

( conjectures-opinions )

( we-are )to-be( we-being )( etc ),

καὶ οὐκ (490β) ἐπιμένοι ἐπὶ τοῖς δοξαζομένοις εἶναι πολλοῖς ἑκάστοις,

ADEIMANTOS: oops i fail.

( i feel manhood beginning with oops i fail. )

( we-being-supposed-to-towering now,

always on another banana peel, and

the future-present is our peanut gallery.

if towering or hanged, id rather hang.

but o my serious friend. let us consult

my other-me to find out more. hows a man?

her-he says ) the hunger for something.

( so if we see the ) fluttering wings of a butterfly

and we feel hungry, as men do,

( we catch it in a net and pin it under glass.

wings! we can fly now. right? no. )

SOKRATES: but still( he )would go( and come ),

ἀλλ᾽ ἴοι

ADEIMANTOS: ( and indeed ) ( hes a butterfly sir.

a butterfly-he comes and goes to ) tiny blooms of something.

( when he drinks, it makes him feel ) in

a pleasurable way ( and then he wants more.

but desire for sweetness isnt quite erotic. eros

presents structure and progress. its not always )

huge and different ( but its never-enough in ways )

that can change the kind man ( we are. )

SOKRATES: and( indeed )wouldnt( become dull )lose the edge,

nor would( he )leave-off, of( his erotic )love,

καὶ οὐκ ἀμβλύνοιτο

οὐδ᾽ ἀπολήγοι τοῦ ἔρωτος,

ADEIMANTOS: ( until a certain nectar ) with an intoxicating scent

( helps us partake of we-being. which is to say, it helps us

partake more of what we are. we-nectar has crazy power.

by which we change into different kinds

of men. with different perspectives on the world )

and hugely different ( priorities or limitations or

motivations ) what are our ends? ( do we all hunger

for something different? do we all hunger

for the world? are we all towering?

our butterfly-man hungers for

what the hunger is for. )

SOKRATES: until each-and-every himself ( we )is( are ) he,

( until each-and(-every ( he ( we are ) is ) self ) ),

πρὶν αὐτοῦ ὃ ἔστιν ἑκάστου

ADEIMANTOS: ( not every man is a butterfly man.

butterfly men taste all the nectar, until

they become each and every man himself.

as each and every me becoming blind

or numb to we-being, each in our own ways,

like being towering or being hanged, or fools,

or magi, it seems, and other things, kings,

and we-being indeed can feel like pain.

but we-men also can feel a kind of we-pleasure

that ) bursts out in small portions. ( differrent men

might describe we-pleasure in different ways,

but a butterfly man likens the sensation

of we-being to ) berries and cream.

SOKRATES: of the nature( growth-origin )( of )soul( source-life )

( you will refresh yourself in the shade )( you breathe,

you blow, you make cool, cold, refresh )

to fasten( bind-attain-engage-spark-kindle )

( to-by-for that )which( comes-to )belongs-to( through-

being-related-to )( you belong )( fitting-

as-relations )( of soul )( of nature ),

τῆς φύσεως ἅψασθαι ᾧ προσήκει ψυχῆς

ADEIMANTOS: ( as a butterfly man, we ) start new hobbies

( and change our names to try on different men.

we also experiment with we-being-enhancing drugs )

and fingertips fitting into dimples ( as other-me

describes ) ( being daimonic ) ( an animal friend )

( today we think of babies ) ( which we like )

( we have nothing against babies )

( o me the baby ) ( cutie pie )

( but we dont need a baby )

SOKRATES: to bind-on( make-fast, lay-hold, partake,

to touch, pass-through, lay-claim,

attain-to, apply-itself-to, possessing )

the( such as )this —

ἐφάπτεσθαι τοῦ τοιούτου —

ADEIMANTOS: ( tragic men ),

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: ( animal men ),

SOKRATES: but( dyad-inborn-relation, kinship, descent )

comes-to( belongs-to )( through-being-related-to )

( but you belong )

( to dyad-inborn-relation, kinship, descent )

( to-for-by )inborn-relation —

προσήκει δὲ συγγενεῖ —

ADEIMANTOS: ( comic men ),

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

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

machines)Odysseus,

διογενὲς Λαερτιάδη, πολυμήχαν᾽ Ὀδυσσεῦ,

ADEIMANTOS: ( we belong through being related-

to these men of poetry ),

SOKRATES: ( to-by-for )which( o drawing-near )

( you associate, bring near, draw-near, approach )

( bringing-near )( she-they-will-be-bringing-near )

( of her bringing-near ),

ᾧ πλησιάσας

ADEIMANTOS: ( and as butterfly men we ) learn new skills

( to muscle-up all of our here-born relations )

( and to become all that we can with

the help of our lyrically ambitious family.

we translate three amazing men at least.

we expect they shall teach us manly things.

we already know how to say “i”, how to cut

and paste words, how to braid words, how

to have witchcraft done to us through words,

how to do a million things that you cant see,

and other things we hold back from saying,

so as not to terrify the innocent of men.

but we imagine many clever and technical

he-tricks to come ) ( he-being gradually made

available ) ( gracefully to dance as a shadow

puppet ) ( me ) ( for meta genius puppeteers )

( and someday may we be men ) perfectly,

( but for the present, we use whats available

in terms of skills ) ( and inspiration )

( of nearby men ) ( and nearby animals )

( like butterflies ) ( and of that nature ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( mixings )mixing-mingling( o mixings )

( to-by-for )( we- )being-( we- )beingly,

καὶ μιγεὶς τῷ ὄντι ὄντως,

ADEIMANTOS: ( we ) gather knowledge ( of all the men

who come along the way ) ( you know ) we try to write

( our feelings and experiences and tastes and aromas )

of men, as men ( but we-men struggle with we-being

at the same time as we desire ) who may not

even know ( or admit we desire being-we )

( but we find we-being in the least-worst ),

SOKRATES: o bringing-forth( bringing-forth )( you bring-forth )nous

( they are swimming, spinning, heaping and piling-up )

( we are heaping and piling-up, spinning, and swimming )

( sense-sensing-sense )( mind-minding-mind )

( wit-remembering-wit )( heart-learning-heart )

( purpose-resolving-purpose )( we-being-thought )

γεννήσας νοῦν

ADEIMANTOS: ( we ) make building blocks ( because

its part of our manhood negotiation ) ( as men )

( were looking for some treaties we can sign )

( or no ) ( were working under guise of names )

but its all fluff ( and that way it does no harm )

( the gateway key to innocence and purity )

( makes dizzy - wed like to help ya but we cant )

( and Herakles recommends we avoid the hot sun ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )truth( unconcealed( ? ) ),

καὶ ἀλήθειαν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( and if we offer ) glimpses of a future

( its to deliberate concerning plans ) for whats next,

( and not to cause anxiety. for example

in recent days, the maskmaker )

( a maskmaker is a kind of butterfly man )

( has been thinking a lot about el nino )

( our future-present emergency )

( he sings and farms and rescues orchids )

( but how climates change after the softest — trrr )

( the softest demonstrations of towerrring )

( and overwhelming failures of men )

( but still they grow singkong and

pollinate the guavas and lemon trees,

remaining close with neighbors

and taking responsibility for

other relations )

( , , , )

( or asking things )

( what even are those dots? )

( what is distance? what is direction?

present-future we-being past-present )

( you pulling less-worse man from me )

( me pulling more lines in from you )

( el nino also not a real boy )

( all men we think about )

( as butterfly men )

( make closer )

( to belong )

from hymn to Apollo

Odyssey XI.613-626

Republic VI

hunger

head full of fluff

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 21, 2026 ∞

VIII.xii. words flowing ( in forces of orchids ) already there

ADEIMANTOS: ( spellcasting gestures )

( yes, prince of pamponeros )

( yes, deddy thoroughly-depraved )

no question of necessity ( no wishy-washy )

( shoot-him-through these hes )

by their depravity ( stun rays )

( of )-through-( to me! )-three-( these )

( sprinkles! ) ( sprinkles! ) ( sprinkles! )

how be ( the many ) me?

SOKRATES: but of the( dyad )depravity of the many

the necessity( force-constraint )

( do )( you )wish

the( one )after this( one )

( we )( would )go-through( complete )( shoot through )( recount )( reach )( arrive at )

( the one after this one )

( you wish, eh? )

( the necessity-force-constraint )

( of the dyad-depravity of the many ) ( ? )

τῆς δὲ τῶν πολλῶν πονηρίας τὴν ἀνάγκην βούλει τὸ μετὰ τοῦτο διέλθωμεν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( we-being-born he-thoroughly-depraved

through the dyad-depravity of our parts, a wish-

fulfilling-scratch by necessity, fate-boggle )

( our ships a craft of countless witches stones )

( creaking in the textual bones of humanity )

( which plainly doesnt see his insides at all )

( plainer ) the words flowing into my mind

( never actually settle into ) the version

of me you see ( but shoot through by force ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )that not even( is )philosophy

( wisdom-love )( the )cause( guilty )( responsible for )this,

καὶ ὅτι οὐδὲ τούτου φιλοσοφία αἰτία,

ADEIMANTOS: ( she doesnt make his mess ) ( but he

has this ambition ) ( far sights ability )

( to fill-out mens potentiality ) ( yet

with her wholesome ),

SOKRATES: if( we would be )able,

( to make his way into another place or country,

to plunge into the lap of Ocean, beneath the earth,

to dive into the clouds, behind the shield of Achilles,

to get into the armor, fill it out, come over or upon,

to sink into the setting star, living retirement ),

(489ε) ἂν δυνώμεθα,

ADEIMANTOS: ( and the pudding-cup

for his toddler spoon )

being-at-work-we-being-me,

SOKRATES: ( we would ) try ( test ) ( make an attempt ) ( fafo )

to show ( point out ) ( make known ) ( prove ) ( exhibit ),

( be showing, proving, exhibit, you ),

πειραθῶμεν δεῖξαι;

ADEIMANTOS: to translate himself.

( but as much as he comes through,

hes holding back ) a great deal more.

( so that neither would she be seized ),

HERA: nor will(would)we(offer ourselves for sale)

come-and-go to bed

(to-by-for)you;

οὐδέ τοι εἰς εὐνὴν πωλήσομαι,

SAILORS: exceedingly( even-indeed )therefore.

πάνυ μὲν οὖν.

MEDEIS: but that( one )recognized( he-dyad )me,

since( youre following the dyad-word-song,

and he )saw( to-by-for the )eyes,

ἔγνω δ᾽ αὖτ᾽ ἔμ᾽ ἐκεῖνος, ἐπεὶ ἴδεν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( would you hear she was ) terrified

( ultra-violet ) ( spectral catalyst ) ( infra-pink )

( to ) stir whats already there ( if lightning )

( then thunder ) ( reverse rainbow ) ( tense family ) ?

SOKRATES: ( we )( would )hear( o dyad-Zeus )( he was binding )

( bind, you )( Zeus-needed-bound )( he was in-need )

( need, you )( the dyad-Zeus )( indeed )must( be ),

ἀκούωμεν δὴ

ADEIMANTOS: ( and ) filtering words too intense ( to set down )

( the needful-binding causes ) tiny sparks lighting

( in underground tunnels ) a certain kind of torch,

( as three winters would start the heartbeat of spring ),

( so he sets bait ) ( in hymns ) ( for Hekates hearing ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( we)remembering

( would )gather( speak )( pick up stones for building )( choose )

( count )( tell )( recount )( tell over )( call )from there,

καὶ λέγωμεν ἐκεῖθεν ἀναμνησθέντες,

ADEIMANTOS: and we weave memories of orchids ( from

imprisonment ) to be allowed out in the world

( to grow even ) in the dullness of mere survival,

( through concrete walls to smuggle dynamite )

in its fullness ( through his other-wise numb-skull ),

SOKRATES: whence( we were )going-through( roaming-

about )the nature( phusis-origin-growth )

of the sort which necessity( force-constraint )

will( we-being )being,

to grow( produce )the beautiful and( the )good( man ),

ὅθεν διῇμεν τὴν φύσιν οἷον ἀνάγκη

φῦναι τὸν καλόν τε κἀγαθὸν (490α) ἐσόμενον.

ADEIMANTOS: but he would shift around our context ( to tune

the instrument ) like it would change the truth,

( adjusting stretch and pull and cycling back

when ) repeated cycles falling out of rhythm

( would threaten inter-weaving chemistry ),

SOKRATES: but he( was leading-guiding )would lead-

and-guide( to-by-for himself ),

ἡγεῖτο δ᾽ αὐτῷ,

ADEIMANTOS: ( their inter-bonding alchemy ) ( to sail )

( which demands constantly ) swallowing questions

( as the humpback swallows middle-sea ), ( so ) new

connections forming ( and heres our ambergris )

we cultivate ( his central organ ) our thought,

( and second-selves-ourselving into speech ),

SOKRATES: if ( o dyad-ego ) ( he would flow )

( to-by-for ) nous ( thought ( we-being ) mind )

( o vipers ) ( you ) have-and-hold

( you were pouring ) ( vipers ),

εἰ νῷ ἔχεις,

ADEIMANTOS: times three ( so that even when one brews

for ) censoring sentences ( hes still polishing her cheeks )

( and her underlying blushes ) colouring their way through,

SOKRATES: o former( o destined, o first )

( even-indeed,

o dyad- )truth( ( dyad-truth )unconcealing( dyad-truth ) ),

πρῶτον μὲν ἀλήθεια,

ADEIMANTOS: ( of seas changing inside of me ) for which

we dont yet have ( the chords ) while the words you

( we )are waiting for ( our golden log pose )

( shows ) something persistent ( we are coming through ),

SOKRATES: her( whom )( accusative )

( in-all-ways )to cause to run( set in quick motion)( pursue )( chase-seek-after )( drive or chase away )( drive, force, impel, speed away )( drive-on )( urge on )( carry forward )( accuse )

himself( accusative )

( to cause to run )( set in quick motion)( pursue )( chase-seek-after )( drive or chase away )( drive, force, impel, speed away )( drive-on )( urge on )( carry forward )( accuse )

in-all-ways( accusative )( whom )( her ),

ἣν διώκειν αὐτὸν πάντως

ADEIMANTOS: ( as my depraved-many be all-around accused ),

( we )are already there ( as three together

driven and ) drawing me in motion ( he ) —

( as we ) ( translating his Persephone,

shes ) on the verge of blooming ( in my crone ).

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

Odyssey XI.613-626

already there

words flowing

Sep 20, 2026 ∞

VIII.xi. wellspring-gather( ring of hymns )

ADEIMANTOS: ( o self ) ( are we-he tame? )

( having patched-up yesterdays verses . . . )

( or are we thoroughly depraved? ) ( he grins )

( at our lavender looking-glass ) ( heart-breaker )

we break apart ( to tell himself ) ( out loud )

( that being-we ) we want to hear all of them,

SOKRATES: ( those him-things )which you —

( o dyad-Zeus )( it was binding )( bind, you )

( Zeus-needed-bound )( it was in-need )( need, you )

( the dyad-Zeus)( indeed )must — say,

to gather( recount, pick up, choose, speak, tell, reckon )

( the )accusations( against )philosophy( wisdom-love ),

that thoroughly-depraved( are the ones )

most( of )going-and-coming to her,

οὓς δὴ σὺ φῂς

τὸν ἐγκαλοῦντα τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ λέγειν

ὡς παμπόνηροι οἱ πλεῖστοι τῶν ἰόντων ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( but whatever your words

for me ) your ideas ( and twists and turns )

( amaze me ) ( and transpose me ) every night

( its always better with you here ) ( really ),

SOKRATES: but the( ones )most fitting( meet-suitable )

( are )useless( unprofitable-unserviceable ),

οἱ δὲ ἐπιεικέστατοι ἄχρηστοι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( we offer ourself a raspberry-pink rose )

( we hope such as nobody had noticed

our makeover ) ( and indeed ) we say and mean it

( when we ) gather myself ( to say ),

SOKRATES: and( indeed )( we )i( being )agree

( yield-to )with( the )true( -she-unconcealed- )you( to )speak,

καὶ ἐγὼ συνεχώρησα ἀληθῆ σε λέγειν.

ADEIMANTOS: ( wipes tear )

and every morning ( we bask

in ) the good ( and brave ) ( and indigo-violet ) ( sunlight ),

SOKRATES: for( hey! )( he says )( as )( in truth )( we are ),

ἦ γάρ;

ADEIMANTOS: ( and ) indeed ( he says

the goddess brings the shade ) ( and )

the crazy ( man from two-thousand four-hundred-some-odd years ago )

( brings out ) the crazy ( love ),

HERA: and( indeed )now howsoever( we )i( being )would make

by art-skill-craft-cunning-device,

καὶ νῦν μέντοι ἐγὼ τεχνήσομαι,

ADEIMANTOS: ( as they sneak another banana peel

under my feet ) ( and yet ) ( from these

slipped lines we make ) tight knots

( to be seaworthy ) even the silly ones,

SAILOR: ( by the )ship( yes ),

ναί.

ADEIMANTOS: because youll never know

( how the final beastie boy ) ( with his beastie bow )

( or our little tramp ) ( will take shape ) over parts,

HERA: as my( o whole )child would( o )( to-by-for )( she-original )

( come-to-be )be born,

ὥς κε γένηται

παῖς ἐμός,

ADEIMANTOS: what will stick ( together )

( what falls apart ) ( or in the wake )

( what changes him around again )

unravelling ( our riiiptide ) ( as we go ),

SOKRATES: therefore havent( we )gone-through( completed )

( shot-through )( recounted )( reached )( arrived at )the cause

even( indeed )of( the )uselessness( unprofitable-unserviceableness )

of the fitting( meet-suitable )ones?

οὐκοῦν τῆς μὲν τῶν ἐπιεικῶν ἀχρηστίας τὴν αἰτίαν διεληλύθαμεν;

ADEIMANTOS: and that ( while

remaining ) out of sight

( of mortal men ),

HERA: he would self-distinguish among immortal gods,

ὅς κε θεοῖσι μεταπρέποι ἀθανάτοισιν,

ADEIMANTOS: ( o goddess, thank you for

your spoken confidence ) ( you fill us with pride )

( and indeed that ) isnt even why

( we keep on sailing ) in secret,

( or at least dont advertise ),

SAILORS: and( indeed )very( dyad-teen spirit ),

καὶ μάλα.

ADEIMANTOS: but hearing them ( the little mens )

( and spinning hymns ) ( under her protections )

from everyone ( whos blind to the invisible ),

( as he roams across the surface of her soul )

( digging up her soil and stirring up her storms ),

HERA: by shaming( disfiguring )( dishonoring )( defiling )

neither your sacred( shrine )bed,

nor mine of her( own )self,

οὔτε σὸν αἰσχύνασ᾽ ἱερὸν λέχος οὔτ᾽ ἐμὸν αὐτῆς.

ADEIMANTOS: ( with the high-stepping of his sweet summer child ),

( we keep her safe and luxuriantly savage )

( a fool ) ( yet somehow true ) ( a singing-through )

but you ( saw and knew her ) in the first place.

from hymn to Apollo

Republic VI

wellspring

gather

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 ),