Deal Of Achilles

Deal Of Achilles
© Surazeus
2023 10 15

With caw at flash of lightning in my eyes 
the Raven Witch appears from stormy skies 
to stand before me in cold silver rain 
with magic mushroom that would ease my pain, 
so I accept Deal of Achilles with Death 
to gain Star Wisdom in exchange for faith. 

With shout of agony from blinding guilt 
the Money King in tower piracy built 
sees countless people, who die from his greed 
because he sells them drugs that soothe their need, 
fall from storm clouds as rain of howling skulls 
to form huge pyramid of mangled souls. 

With drugs that spur men to breed kids with lust 
by driving them hard to capture and thrust, 
then stripping laws that protect sacred right 
of women to choose whom to love or fight, 
the Money King wields economic keys 
that force girls to be baby factories. 

With spear of hope in walls of paradise 
we build religion of the sacrifice 
so mothers raise their children to be strong 
by living through strict rules of right and wrong 
till we conquer every monster on Earth 
as we generate more workers through birth. 

With focus on conceptual fertileness 
from small tribes in the hostile wilderness 
humanity builds empires to control 
rich resources based on ultimate goal 
of nurturing children who obey state laws 
designed to strengthen the company cause. 

With pure water from Well of Melusine 
we fuel global food-production machine 
funded by capital from bank of hope 
through seasonal cycle we use to cope 
with pain of hunger easing fear of death 
that encodes obedience in shibboleth. 

With fierce ambition to control rich lands 
that we transform to wealth with bloody hands 
we process food through factories to stores 
for hungry consumers behind locked doors 
to spend more money till we eat the world 
despite fair warning from the cosmic herald. 

With eyes of justice gleaming flames of Hell 
the Raven Witch through paralyzing bell 
spurs Jester Seer to punish Money King 
by hanging him without seraphic wing 
on Tree of Life for all the world to see 
tyrants pay for crimes against Liberty.