How else could the Philosophers’ conspiracy have been narrated?
Why is it narrated through Anaximander’s story?
Why does the story span her examination and end with her death?
What are we meant to make of this conspiracy?
From → Beckett Bernard, Literary Resources
It was the eve
of the new moon
that my daughter
gave me a pebble
for my birthday.
It was gift-wrapped
with tiny fingers,
sticky with mango juice.
Last night,
I watched my son
catching moments
that I missed.
With rompish care,
he tossed my
fears and regrets
into the air,
shrieking with laughter
as they bounced
on the floor
bursting into
brilliant sunshines
of butterflies and bubbles.
For hours
he frolicked
with my awkwardness
through the rainbow vapour
and dancing smiles
while I,
in discomfort,
sprouted impossible wings
only to find that
I was too heavy
for the butterflies
and too clumsy
for the bubbles.
