Believe In Americanity

Believe In Americanity
© Surazeus
2024 03 30

I believe in Americanity, 
sacred religion of democracy 
sung by mad troubadours of city streets 
who lounge in the grass on the river shore 
and ride with Death in the carriage of faith 
sea to shining sea in the Promised Land. 

I believe in Americanity, 
religion of free will in liberty 
sung by the witch in Massachusetts woods 
who teaches Lucifer how to chant spells 
while strumming old guitar of Mercury 
as her uncanny voice wails in moonlight. 

I believe in Americanity, 
weird religion of the spell-chanting snake 
sung by the First Mother of humanity 
who eats fruit of wisdom from Tree of Life 
then leads her children in waste land of fear 
to mystic carnival of Wonderland. 

I believe in Americanity, 
world religion of equal rights for all 
sung by sly jester from the iron hills 
who plays tambourine on the windy beach 
with crackling riddles of the radio voice 
to translate wisdom blowing in the wind. 

I believe in Americanity, 
world religion of Lucy in the sky 
sung by the Carpenter of Avalon 
who leads lost children to strawberry fields 
and teaches us to see our crazy world 
with flashing kaleidoscope eyes of God. 

I believe in Americanity, 
dream religion of the cool hippie seer 
sung by the wild dancing skeleton bear 
who bears staff of Moses to break the rock 
and floats above the television screen 
with hypnotic eyes of the buddha toad. 

I believe in Americanity, 
fake religion of the Quaker graveyard 
sung by the owl-eyed Boston sage of jokes 
who confesses madness of helpless love 
for Venus rising from the sea of ghosts 
who gives birth to the star-eyed spider queen. 

I believe in Americanity, 
pure religion from poetry of truth 
sung by the red-haired sorceress of love 
who conjures Ariel from substanceless blue 
to cast illusions of beautiful terror 
that wakes our hearts with dream of ecstasy.