Empire Of The Thunder God

Empire Of The Thunder God
© Surazeus
2024 01 01

The boy carries frail father on his back 
away from rubble of their bombed-out home, 
leaving ghost of his mother in gray dust, 
but they find no ship on the wild-wind shore 
in which they can sail to the Promised Land 
to found new empire of the thunder god. 

The boy reaches the point of no return 
somewhere between the river and the sea, 
so amid rubble of the bombed-out town 
he recites the rambling speech Hamlet makes 
while his father rages with mad King Lear 
to challenge empire of the thunder god. 

The boy climbs mountain of the holy ghost 
to stand before the burning bush of truth 
where the all-powerful mind of the stars 
issues ten commandments he must declare, 
but his people worship the golden calf 
to enter empire of the thunder god. 

The boy binds long red cape around his shoulders 
then leaps on broad back of the charging bull 
in battle to defeat the Minotaur 
and free children of Zion from the maze 
till Phoebus shoots Achilles in the heel 
to reject empire of the thunder god. 

The boy fixes feathered wings to his back 
then leaps from tower where Rapunzel sings 
to soar over vast lands of Middle Earth 
with message of salvation for mankind, 
but falls nine days and nights from wall of lies 
to shatter empire of the thunder god. 

The boy flees Zion with the Argonauts 
till Moby Dick swallows him in despair, 
then sits before gold gates of the White House 
beneath the gourd plant as shade from state power 
till the greedy king bows before his idol 
to dissolve empire of the thunder god. 

The boy chooses five smooth stones from the brook 
then stands before the tyrant on the hill 
who shouts, migrants are poisoning our blood, 
then slings straight shot that knocks him off world throne 
based on justice and liberty for all 
to maintain empire of the thunder god. 

The boy chops down the cherry tree of faith 
then wrestles angel of the lord in rain 
to steal his invisibility ring 
so he can see all that happens on Earth 
on secret television monitors 
while ruling empire of the thunder god.