...and for us that remain, let's remember Phlebas who was Joe, I and you:
Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passes the stages of his age and youth
He passes the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.
Entering the whirlpool.
Gentile or Jew
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look windward,
O you who turn the wheel and look windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
The Waste Land
The Waste Land