Song of Eros

When Zeus eradicated the race of duality, men/ women, the colossi entwined as one, he opened the gates to love to kalos and to honor. As a group of deities that never ventured to look further than the mirror for companionship, what needs, what wants and what desires are there if supplied before requesting. And what of contemplation? Stagnant thought can only pursue impulses derived from the basest principles, the fueled feral fires of Hades haven, greed, avarice and it's principle impetus for war, power. If Love derives nobility of soul then Eros may be found lacking upon scrutiny. Clive would not or could not commit to a love that was real, though judged inappropriate by society and the only world Clive knew, a niche was etched out for him with out judiciary repercussions along with monetary and social occlusion.
Does this make him a coward, does he dishonor himself for utilizing the exit clause; perhaps not in Maurice's case, but what of Clive's wife's life, her nights in eros absence. Is she to be "better through his friendship with his lover?" 1
Certainly in Clive's opinion it is the righteous act of contrition and absolved as he is intrinsically good,( isn't he) while he loves another man , tries to convince Maurice to marry also, then, all four could go to concerts, picnics,be each other's godparents. It is all so respectable and convivial.
Perhaps there was too much of the collossi in Clive's and Maurice's friendship. What need of virtues nobility if what is agathos is a sacrifice. If within the same soul,beat the same soul and ultimately, euros is a challenge if... when a shining boy- man hides a smallness, a meanness beating a brave savage front. Scudder begins love by threats, yet Maurice emerges a man ready to take chances, understanding Scudder to be lacquered in mob mentality.
However, Scudder watches his ship, literally come in only to depart, perhaps in the calculating portion that is Scudder, he sees "sir", as the benevolent man he was before ironically Scudder's educating Maurice, the pretentious snob. Likely,life is a small room without a view for the times delegate shame on unconventionality.
Likely,life will surely grow as small as the room without a view.
Likely, Scudder, will wake up one morning in that small room without a view and no connections.
Likely,"...it has been through the slothfulness of those...so ordained"1
Likely, one fine morning with the sun shining from the window of anther's room, he will have grown another soul, one darker than the youthful one layered in dreams that has long since departed from the dock.



1.Bernadee,Seth, Plato's Symposium,2001
university of Chicago Press, London
2. Bernadee,Seth, Plato's Symposium,2001
University of Chicago Press, London

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