Mice of Paradise

simon and garfunkel should have been monks at a monastery recently devastated by plague in rural france in the early 15th century

maybe orpheus always looks back because his very effort to reverse death means that he can't look forward. if he could look forward, he could accept eurydice's death, grieve, and keep moving in life. his refusal to accept her death is looking back. his going down to the underworld, asking hades and persephone for her life, trying to lead her out... it's all 'looking back'. he does nothing for the entire story except look back. orpheus! looks! back! it's his entire thing! the story ends the same way it begins: orpheus looked back.

they're trying to get me to do something called ""my job"" instead of reading about medieval english poaching laws

there's a special place in my heart for people who made an effort to be my friend regardless of how quiet or distant i can get at times