Before Asclepius, son of Apollo, became the greatest healer in mythical Greece, he was a simple youth who befriended and cared for a wise snake. In gratitude, the snake whispered secrets to him, knowledge of the arts of medicine.
Henceforth he carried a plain staff with a snake wound around its shaft: this Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of medicine and healing to this day.
As Asclepius grew into a man, he learned medicine from the centaurs and more divine sources. He mixed his medicines with Gorgon blood, crafting cures so potent they could raise the dead. The gods were feared what would happen if Asclepius’s knowledge spread and humanity learned to save each other.
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Don’t let them hear your prayers,
don’t let them give their blessings,
don’t let your voice drift up to the sky.
They wrote this setting’s premise,
they set this cycle spinning,
they had us live to die.
Ten seconds from disaster,
ten paces from a poison,
ten words to provoke a killing blow.
Rivers flow to oceans,
dust is dust again,
what is above is now below.
All the rules are in their hands,
worlds made to be broken,
speed limits to be surpassed.
Dig the wax out from your ears,
bow your head and bend your knees,
so dangerous secrets can be hissed.
Broken hearts are mended,
their tears and cuts sewn shut,
blood in the holes on two they missed.
Jagged arcs from heaven,
hairs stand up on end,
the lighting comes before the thunder.
He has a Bachelor in Music Composition from DePaul University and a Masters in Music Composition from Northwestern
University. Jim Gailloreto is the artistic director of the non-profit Jazz Artists Resource
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