Grim Worm Of Beauty

Grim Worm Of Beauty
© Surazeus
2024 03 09

Grim worm of beauty that gnaws at my heart 
possesses me with passionate despair 
about the state of turmoil in the world 
where gangs of fearful men fight for control 
till time erases them all from the Earth 
though their children find new reasons to fight. 

Grim worm of beauty that crawls up from Hell 
leads me through cavern of blind howling ghosts, 
past laughing demon who plays chess with Death 
to build stairway to Heaven from your skulls 
where I challenge Jupiter for his crown 
then cast that magic ring in lake of fire. 

Grim worm of beauty that curls from our phones 
consumes sad memories humans would forget 
about their journey through waste land of fear 
to find the Promised Land of paradise 
where rotten apples guarded by the snake 
fall uneaten by refugees from wars. 

Grim worm of beauty that writhes from their brains, 
rotten with greed for money men can steal, 
helps them exploit poor workers to gain wealth 
by enslaving strong men in factories 
and trapping women in domestic cage 
till we revolt against their tyranny. 

Grim worm of beauty that breaks from frail shell 
of marble idol, carved to mimic God, 
rises huge as Godzilla with sharp teeth 
from sea polluted with garbage and oil 
to smash Metropolis with nuclear bombs 
that Satan fires to burn Heaven to Hell. 

Grim worm of beauty that squirms from picture frame 
transforms into Goliath who wields sword 
forged from ancient bones of dinosaurs 
to lead lost Children of Israel back home 
where they destroy walls of New Jericho 
and build Third Temple on Dome of the Rock. 

Grim worm of beauty that beams from glass eyes 
of telescopes, designed by Galileo, 
enchants our minds with visions of the past 
when we watch gods in human shape perform 
deeds of kings and warriors who conspire 
to justify their ways to humankind. 

Grim worm of beauty that bleeds from our hearts 
cries out to angels in the empty sky 
to press our bodies to their divine hearts 
so we endure weird terror of world war 
with stoic faith that justice will prevail 
in our fight to defeat the crownless king.