Fight Their Own Wars

Fight Their Own Wars
© Surazeus
2024 03 16

Soft sunlight on thick windows of new cars 
considers principles of empire power 
condensed from prophecies of errant stars 
captured by blind Rapunzel in the tower 
who hears our thoughts in twitter of free birds 
when they escape false concepts of our words. 

The rivalry of mental principles 
between reason and control of Apollo, 
and passion and chaos of Dionysus, 
provides emotional balance of faith 
for me to navigate drama of life 
with energy that fuels perceptive logic. 

Though my mother and my father grow old 
since they were born in the second world war, 
our lives are beautiful as marigold 
that blossoms outside the empty church door, 
so I stroll in town with the busy crowd 
to contemplate magic of the Glow Cloud. 

Galahad sits in the Siege Perilous 
after Jesus founded the Royal Bloodline 
that rules through power of the Holy Grail, 
so Percival assembles the Earth Puzzle 
while they discuss how to conquer the world 
at the Round Table of the War Machine. 

People at round tables outside cafes 
eat ice cream and talk about politics 
while blind prophet with lyre of Hermes plays 
coded satires that mock deceptive tricks 
bankers play to keep the people enthralled 
with tales of wealth sung by the radio skald. 

Beethoven climbs stairs of the music hall 
to find Cinderella mopping the floor, 
so he gives her roses and jeweled ring, 
but she wants to fly to Paris and sing 
opera shows at Le Palais Garnier, 
because she hopes to marry sad Pierrot. 

Stock characters of abandoned religions 
hang out as ghosts in changing maze of myths 
so I try to revive them with new visions 
where they perform roles of militant faiths 
who fight world war over whose god is real 
till Janus and I make another deal. 

Complex narrative of victory we tell 
presents flawed human characters who play 
roles of Christ and Anti-Christ in world war 
till Zarathus crowns himself King of Earth, 
so we all go back to our daily lives, 
raising children who will fight their own wars.