It Takes Practice To Shave The Skin

The Self Forms At The Edge Of Desire, And A Science Of Self Arises In The Effort To Leave That Self Behind.

When They Made Love Geryon Liked To Touch In Slow Succession Each Of The Bones Of Herakles' Back As It Arched Away From Him Into Who Knows What Dark Dream Of Its Own, Running Both Hands All The Way Down From The Base Of The Neck To The End Of The Spine Which He Can Cause To Shiver Like A Root In The Rain.

It Is Easier To Tell A Story Of How People Wound One Another Than Of What Binds Them Together.

Philosophers Say Man Forms Himself In Dialogue.

I Emphasize The Distinction Between Brackets And No Brackets Because It Will Affect Your Reading Experience, If You Will Allow It. Brackets Are Exciting. Even Though You Are Approaching Sappho In Translation, That Is No Reason You Should Miss The Drama Of Trying To Read A Papyrus Torn In Half Or Riddled With Holes Or Smaller Than A Postage Stamp--brackets Imply A Free Space Of Imaginal Adventure.