Journey Of Each Soul

Journey Of Each Soul
© Surazeus
2024 04 20

When the sword of truth shatters mask of pride, 
exposing natural element of lust 
that motivates each individual soul 
to enforce unspoken will of desire, 
our primal lizard mind of hungry hope 
blooms into human love for the unself. 

With quiet contemplation of the world 
I linger in still forest of tall oaks 
as mute companion to ravens and deer 
to feel that timeless spirit of the Earth 
that gleams with soft uncanniness of truth 
in pastures where farmers and shepherds toil. 

Through daily routine of creative work 
farmers tend rich crops of nutritious food, 
herdsmen herd grazing flocks of sheep and cows, 
craftsmen construct wagons and boats of wood, 
and metalsmiths forge plates, cups, swords, and shields 
from raw material of the spinning Earth. 

To celebrate plain rustic way of life 
common men employ to sustain our souls 
I lounge beneath tallest oak in the world 
and with lithe style strum lyre of Mercury 
while singing tales of simple folk who seek 
romantic love to generate new life. 

Yet grander tales of warriors, kings, and gods, 
whose actions institute the nation-state 
in formal rituals through cause and effect, 
inspire my heart to recount epic themes 
recording rise and fall of world empires 
embodied in glorious deeds of great heroes. 

Prophets who lead lost tribes to paradise, 
priests who prepare feasts for solemn rites of faith, 
warriors who defeat monsters of deep caves 
or guard fruit garden of walled paradise 
from attacking gangs of enslaving thieves, 
and more great men are models of grand songs. 

More than pastoralists, warriors, and kings 
the cultural heroes who inspire me most 
are scientists who research state of being 
that compose with atoms nature and man 
through particles in seething coils of light 
organ bodies that nurture conscious minds. 

We curious seekers on grand quest for truth 
about the chemical nature of things 
record perceptions of observing minds 
through philosophic lyrics of our hearts 
that recount epic journey of each soul 
who transforms into god, then sinks in death.