how to begin; or, why one leaves Macedon

fading to the lights of history
starting without a title
or any ideas
practical approach to illogical problems
but must they be faced?

did Alexander ask Aristotle
why am I doing this?
is it to be referenced in a no-name
poem thousands of years from now?
unsatisfactory answers are a tradition
of philosophy, as you know;
you're doing this to be great