“His javelin went through your calves, Stitching your knees together, and you fell, Not noticing the pain, and tried to crawl away. No hope of that. Hector, Standing above you, Putting his spear through…ach, and saying: “Why tears, Patroclus? Did you hope to melt Troy down And make our women fetch the ingots home? I can imagine it! You and your marvellous Achilles; Him with an upright finger, saying: ‘Don’t show your face to me again, Patroclus, Unless it’s red with Hector’s blood.’” And Patroclus, Shaking the voice out of his body, says: “Big mouth. Remember it took three of you to kill me. A god, a boy, and, last and least, a prince. I can hear Death pronounce my name, and yet Somehow it sounds like Hector. And as I close my eyes I see Achilles’ face With Death’s voice coming out of it.” Saying these things Patroclus died. And as his soul went through the sand Hector withdrew his spear and said: “Perhaps.””—
Christopher Logue’s War Music
The Death of Patroclus
(via llanval)
the start of every ghost adventures episode: if death and decay had a home address, it would be here, at The Murder House in Fucksville, Ohio
Coolest christmas thing to do in the Netherlands: visit the Church in The Hague that is entering its 9th week of holding uninterrupted 24/7 church services to prevent the police from entering the building and deporting a refugee family.
The church always needs at least one visitor to legally be in service so a time like 5 AM is the very best moment to come show your solidarity.
I just checked their website and it’s still ongoing. THey’ve been doing this since OCTOBER
