Mother Of Faces

Mother Of Faces
© Surazeus
2024 03 01

When Mother of Faces creates the face 
I wear in this short temporary life, 
I think I wear the mythic Face of God, 
but when I look in mirror of my heart 
I see faces all my ancestors wore 
combined to compose the Many-Faced God. 

Since Mother of Faces creates my face 
you see when you look in my ancient soul, 
I see her face reflected in your face 
as we hold hands and walk the road of life 
to find the tree of fruit on river shore 
which nourishes our bodies with pure love. 

Though Mother of Faces creates our face 
from mud of Earth she shapes with loving hands, 
we tell each other our beautiful face 
is made from swirling curves of holy light 
to hide strange darkness of the lurid sea 
who calls us to return to sunless gloom. 

While Mother of Faces creates your face 
from subtle whisper of the mountain wind, 
I breathe ethereal spirit of your heart 
to perceive glowing vision of the world 
your words design when we communicate 
so we make love to create the new face. 

Yet Mother of Faces creates their face 
from sparkling river on the fruited plain, 
which blends the special features of our souls 
in their new face that weaves our minds in one 
as child who takes our faces to the dawn 
when we sink down in nothing of the night. 

Till Mother of Faces creates the face 
that merges millions of faces in one, 
we feel alone in vastness of the world, 
each nameless soul on signless road of hope 
searching forever for the Promised Land 
crowded with faces that all look alike. 

If Mother of Faces creates my face 
from all the faces she dreams in the world, 
I feel deep sympathy of honest love 
for every face I meet on road of life, 
so I ask each one for their secret name 
which helps me write their stories in the sand. 

So Mother of Faces creates God Face 
that gazes backward on long swirl of time 
to dream again each conscious human life 
who ever lived since we evolved from slime, 
and rise now high on wings of timeless faith 
to give our face to the Many-Faced God.