Stark Finality Of Death

Stark Finality Of Death
© Surazeus
2023 07 09

Outraged by stark finality of death, 
that our divine consciousness of the Self 
will vanish when our bodies dissipate, 
spurs Hamlet to assert creative will 
since he must reinvent himself to live 
with glorious arrogance of vital faith. 

Heart broken at harsh tale of unjust death 
his gentle mother suffered at his birth 
when his father, doubting her faithfulness, 
burned her to death, Dionysus drinks wine 
and dances wild with inspiration of breath 
to translate crippling despair into joy. 

Desperate to bring his lover back to life, 
in vain attempt to resurrect her soul, 
Orpheus descends into cave of dreams 
where vain illusions flicker on the wall, 
and sings to guide his Muse to world of light, 
but her body rots and crumbles to dust. 

Enraged that beautiful girl he kidnapped 
was taken from him by the gangster king, 
Achilles howls with manic lust for pride 
and hacks the noble Hector with sharp sword, 
then drags corpse of the faithful husband prince 
with mocking disdain for heroic deeds. 

Inspired by vision of society 
where the good-hearted king with honest hope 
protects his people from cruel parasites, 
Odysseus escapes witch queen of the pigs, 
and shoots straight arrow through the legal loops 
proving his right to reign and exploit the poor. 

Anointed by grim Storm God on the Mountain 
to mediate between Law of the Sky 
and frail humanity of dust composed, 
Jesus wrestles angel of arrogance 
in campaign to run as World President 
willing to die to save souls of his people. 

Lusting to impregnate thousands of women 
that he may populate Earth with his seed, 
Zeus sits on gold throne in Temple of Truth 
to play chess with haughty daughter of Death 
who laughs at vanity of his male pride 
while all his sons are slaughtered in world wars. 

Accepting stark finality of death 
as natural process of chemical forms 
evolving into conscious beings with brains 
who feel their souls radiate from the God Eye, 
Apollo sits in temple of dead gods 
and chants epic tale of philosophers.