Archangel With Honest Heart

Archangel With Honest Heart
© Surazeus
2022 12 09

Gasping for breath at the obsequity 
of Christians fawning at the wounded Christ, 
Mike escapes prison of the Holy Church 
and its atmosphere of mind-numbing faith, 
then dances naked on shore of star lake, 
no longer able to perform the fake. 

When the hungry alligator of death 
crawls quickly from vile swamp of despair 
Mike photographs its fierce demonic form 
instead of stabbing it with Lance of Lust, 
then studies closely its daily routine 
to understand spirit of Melusine. 

When he sees Odin hanging in the tree, 
one eye plucked out by the sharp raven beak, 
Mike cuts him down and heals his bloody wounds, 
then feeds him oatmeal with eggs and mushrooms 
while he babbles about serpentine Runes 
that flash in the Well of Ten Thousand Moons. 

Traveling across the waste land of hope, 
Mike and Odin follow the Scarlet Mare 
till they find Blind Sibyl in the Glass Tower 
who prophesies the global nuclear war 
while she erases the scriptural words 
that translate wisdom of the weeping birds. 

Climbing ziggurat to Sousthenion 
where golden statue of winged Zeus stands, 
Mike stares astonished to see his own face 
reflected by idol with flaming sword, 
so he races back home to Washington 
in vain hope to prevent Armageddon. 

Stumbling up steps to the Capitol Dome, 
Mike finds the warrior goddess Scythia 
holding the Book and the Torch in her hands 
so he kneels and pledges his loyalty, 
gazing with respect in her star-black eyes 
that shine with vision of Earth paradise. 

Touching his head with her sanative hands, 
Scythia commissions her loyal friend 
to slay monstrous dragon of tyranny 
threatening American democracy 
so he accepts the flaming Sword of Truth 
and dons black cape of the messiah sleuth. 

Awake with holy mission of his fate, 
Michael the Archangel with honest heart 
leads Angels of America to war 
to fight against the Dragon of Desire, 
defending sacred land of Onatah 
who rules over United States of Earth.