A Lesson From the Greek

Entelechy

Again with Aristotle, unseen treasure “zap” into poems,

no wonder tyrants hate the stuff.

Here comes Philoctetes with his stinking wound–

even he has poetry under his tongue–

even he makes the gods listen

like children at the orchestra.

When Zeus heard pain the first time

he thought insects were in his ears;

he wanted his mother,

then understood

he never had one.

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