Death Wins In The End

Death Wins In The End
© Surazeus
2023 03 29

The way pages of story books are stuffed 
in brown beer bottles of absolute hope 
reveals why singers on the radio 
forget the names of their children who run 
screaming from bullets of the laughing clown 
to escape shadow of fake happiness. 

The way strings of violins twang red rays 
of moonlight on windshield of speeding cars 
reveals why fathers strolling on the beach 
give watermelons to children of time 
who wander somewhere among Christmas trees 
with suitcases full of torn photographs. 

The way dollar bills blind arrogant kings 
with bitter hope to dominate fruit trees 
reveals why truth fuels our automobiles 
with forward-thinking concepts of desire 
for children to write letters with their blood 
requesting God to free their souls from Hell. 

The way broken highways connect small towns 
where no one ever celebrates birthdays 
reveals why soldiers gripping guns of fear 
refuse to play chess with Death on the beach 
till he agrees to steal the harp of David 
so his daughter can escape house of lies. 

The way gold hairs from the demon of truth 
charm wingless angels to support their cause 
reveals why mothers hide weird happiness 
in chocolate cupcakes only clowns will eat 
so grim goats dance ballet on moonlit stage 
to prove the Ferryman still waits for you. 

The way hurricanes of caution decide 
who can escape the concentration camp 
reveals why indifferent nature loves how 
humans believe some powerful god in the sky 
will beam their souls to halls of shining gold 
where no one suffers injustice or pain. 

The way feathers of angels are disguised 
as fragile quills that poets use to write 
reveals why dancing skeletons prefer 
to drink absinthe brewed from demon blood 
so we discuss philosophy with crows 
who predict when the next world war will start. 

The way heartless silence of honest faith 
kills serpent guardian in the Tree of Life 
reveals why no soul can reincarnate 
except through bodies of children they make 
by calculating how tropes interact 
to dramatize that Death wins in the end.