Death Repuzzles Atoms

Death Repuzzles Atoms
© Surazeus
2023 01 15

With all the arguments of low or high 
beyond near-death dance of the afterlife 
I stop by olive tree to question why 
the earthquake wakes shades of husband and wife 
while cracking world view of the stubborn fool 
who collides with material truth of school. 

With fairy-tale logic of nursery rhymes 
I measure parallel through tedium 
of reproductive labor with dream chimes 
based on strange concept of Elysium 
seen by old woman in mirror of fate 
who studies color of fruit on the plate. 

Something that comes between us never shows 
horror of night rising from sunless deep 
though we discover power of brain crows 
when we huddle in the sea cave and weep 
for lonely passion of the water face 
reflecting bitter truth of the weird place. 

Through shocking wisdom of the evil eye 
the tongueless Muse staring at the red cloud 
decides that superstition of the sky 
considers shadow of our wordless doubt 
honest enough to destroy the unreal 
long grateful for spinning of the cracked wheel. 

Because old furniture is draped in white 
the shadow of my soul looks through the door 
to play piano stretched from nuclear light 
on your imagined stage of the mind core 
not quite as terrified as the grim ghost 
who wonders if it is better to boast. 

The wingless angel chooses to believe 
death repuzzles atoms our bodies lose 
in new compositions our minds conceive 
when death trumpets consequence of the ruse 
designed by the maker of clever rules 
because she wants to see true dreams in jewels. 

More people than ever are born from desire 
even as millions die from pestilence 
yet no one wants to join satanic choir 
gathered in cathedral of arrogance 
to sing about the shadow in the room 
though she refuses to predict our doom. 

We have no choice but to cherish our griefs 
while rain of sorrow floods the world with lies 
that blossom into strange complex beliefs 
composed into sacred hymns by sad spies 
who walk alone on signless road to find 
paradise the cosmic herald designed.