“of the part that loved”

In his tent, Achilles
grieved with his whole being
and the gods saw
he was a man already dead, a victim
of the part that loved,
the part that was mortal.

~ Louise Glück

(Dying Achilles, Achilleion palace on Corfu) pic.twitter.com/en9SOtP6Mq

— 𝒦𝓊𝓃𝓈𝓉 𝓂𝒶𝒸𝒽𝓉 𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒽𝓉𝒷𝒶𝓇 (@desiderium0) December 28, 2018

see also: KIRBY/CAVAFY: The Poet of Longing BEGINS JAN 16TH