Attention Of His Faith

Attention Of His Faith
© Surazeus
2024 03 17

With each crow that launches toward sun-red clouds 
young Cronus plucks another juicy plum 
from black twisted branches of ancient trees 
while glancing back over his shoulder to spot 
if old gray-bearded Uranus might wake 
from snoring by door of his old wood shack. 

Relaxing with blithe confidence of stealth, 
young Cronus climbs up in the tallest tree 
to reach three largest plums with eager hands, 
then starts with shock that makes his heart beat wild 
when harsh voice of old Uranus declares 
that he will soon die for his crime of theft. 

Staring down surprised in fierce sea-blue eyes, 
Cronus stutters and tumbles from the tree, 
annoyed that his plums scatter in the grass, 
then leaps to his feet and crouches to fight, 
like the wolf crouches when facing the bear 
that catches him sniffing about his lair. 

Snatching broken branch that lies in the grass, 
young Cronus twirls and waves it with bold stance, 
as if to show that he cannot be cowed, 
when Uranus howls and charges with rage, 
like the bull defending its fertile herd, 
and punches raven boy hard in the head. 

Stunned and dizzy as he rolls in wet grass, 
young Cronus clutches his bruised head in shock, 
but breathes deep and centers spark of his strength 
at flaming core of passion in his breast, 
so he asserts attention of his faith 
to leap and kick Uranus in his chest. 

Alert with tense control of his taut limbs, 
young Cronus analyzes with sharp eye 
just how sky-father moves when he attacks, 
and notes exposure of his vital state 
when he swings skull-crushing fist in hot rage, 
then snatches sickle with intense purport. 

Ducking hard blow of his skull-crushing fist, 
young Cronus somersaults inside his guard, 
then, clutching genitals of his old father, 
castrates his sire with swift stroke of ambition 
through brave objective to assert free will 
in choosing how he wishes to perform. 

Hurling organ for generating life 
into deep swirling sea of wordless hope, 
young Cronus gasps when from its foaming seed 
beautiful Rhea emerges with grace, 
so they embrace and make love by the sea, 
then kiss and blush as they consume ripe plums.