Strange World Of Today

Strange World Of Today
© Surazeus
2024 03 10

Though I go to my memories for respite, 
to linger mute in its heart-haunting glow 
that radiates in words from weird dreamless light, 
and savor how life was long years ago, 
I return to the strange world of today 
with better understanding how things are. 

Escaping trap of my fond memories 
for youthful days hitchhiking signless roads 
across vast waste land between singing seas 
where I sang harmony with ageless toads, 
I return to the strange world of today 
with complex concept about right and wrong. 

The project of my song is not my life, 
for I am just some fool on errant quest 
to find the Holy Grail shines as my wife 
who raises children in our love-built nest, 
instead I sing the strange world of today 
where millions of people fight to survive. 

Still pondering why we are alive on Earth, 
from days I sang ballads on city streets, 
in project to analyze natural worth 
recorded as dreams on purchase receipts, 
I return to the strange world of today 
to observe how people transact their souls. 

When scientists declared Nature is gears 
of atoms forming chemical machines, 
romantic poets sought to become seers 
who worship cosmic nurse in forest scenes, 
so I present the strange world of today 
as organic process of solar light. 

Considering how proud Lucifer rebelled 
against authority of jeweled crowns, 
and fought against the Savior who upheld 
commercial empire uniting all towns, 
I return to the strange world of today 
to support democracy with my vote. 

Since man first built tall ziggurat of power 
to organize markets of goods and food, 
where tyrants rule from the arrogant tower 
to adjudicate each destructive feud, 
I analyze the strange world of today 
as fight for rights between owners and workers. 

Based on my memories of the global past 
composed of empires ruled by networked gangs, 
where people struggle for democracy 
against oppressive greed of monarchy, 
I redesign the strange world of today 
as United Nations where all live free.