Best Patroclus Poems

We shall meet at last, when 
I am finally laid to rest.
You had to cross first, for you 
witnessed my leaving, Achilles.

I wait still, in silence, to hold 
thy hand in the dark below,
Alas, all of this—just for the 
fleeting echo of fame.

I shall see...

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-For Achilles and Patroclus, reunited in death

Alone, walks a soul upon the earth.
He stands before a memorial, knowing that is where his body lies,
But he himself has no grave; no remembrance:
He will not be told in future stories, 
Unlike the man he lies beside in...

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