Free Again For All

Free Again For All
© Surazeus
2025 02 20

When I find Godfredus on hill of skulls 
beneath the crucified god of despair, 
he turns to me with eyes of blazing rage 
and laughs in windstorm of coming world war, 
"Triumphalism feasts on empty dread!" 
then clutches spear half-stuck in heart of god. 

When Midas steals the chariot Phaethon crashed, 
and swipes the crown of thorns from head of Christ, 
he races wheels of blades across the land 
to behead loyal angels of Jupiter, 
tramples stars-and-stripes flag of Liberty, 
then smashes doors to Temple of Saturnus. 

Pilfering national treasure of the people 
stored safely in the Temple of Saturnus, 
Midas claims he is rooting out corruption 
while stealing our wealth in front of our eyes, 
then mocks us as he takes our gold away 
and leaves the treasury empty of our dreams. 

Stunned at his brazen theft of our state treasure, 
I stand with Janus on the temple porch 
who asks me with agony in his voice 
when the people will restore this great temple 
consumed by fire of oligarchic greed, 
then weeps in the vast empty hall of dust. 

Strutting into tomb of our Founding Fathers, 
greedy Midas boasts from bold arrogance 
with triumphalism of empty dread, 
then crowns himself King with laurels of Caesar 
to scare us with puffed chest full of hot air, 
bloviating to hide his terror of death. 

Arriving on white horse of honesty, 
Minerva rises flag of liberty 
with stars and stripes of our democracy 
to rally us with encouraging words 
so we unite to oppose tyranny 
against his oligarchic gang of thieves. 

Though central principle of liberty 
based on rule of law with justice for all 
may seem no longer pole of balanced faith 
as state events spiral out of control, 
Eagle of America will return 
to secure vigor of freedom and truth. 

Though dark thunderstorm of civil war brews 
from sea to shining sea, above our state 
destabilized by tyrants grasping power, 
good Liberty and Justice will prevail 
when Minerva drives Midas into Hell, 
and makes Zarathia free again for all.