"The struggle with mortality goes on whether or not you're unwell.
The whole poem is about the struggle against mortality, what it means to be remembered, about fame and reputation, and the struggle to maintain "kleos".
Since the dominating character, Nina, is 75, Mr. Estorino's age, it is tempting to see her struggle with mortality as individual combat against time.
In a 1 2 1 podcast recorded last November, the 37-year-old first-time father reflected on his struggle with mortality, his changing perception of time and the meaning he continued to experience despite his illness.
Hip-hop, rock, R&B and, of course, the blues are well aware of struggle, sadness, mortality, memory and anticipation, as they tell stories and fill their song forms; electronic dance music takes place in an eternal present.
Tony in particular began struggling with mortality.
It is tempting to see in their awkward pauses and fractured melodies a young composer struggling with mortality and trying to secure his place in the musical tradition.
This is the tough part of football, watching great players at the end of their careers struggle with their mortality.
In my defense, surely there are basic differences between the vet's situation and my own: responding to a dying, then dead, pet does seem less involved than the struggle against human mortality.
Subsequently, the complexities of HIV and TB co-infection were also documented (4), alongside South Africa's new struggle with increasing mortality (5).
