When I Hear Sorrow

When I Hear Sorrow
© Surazeus
2024 04 12

When I hear sorrow in water of life, 
enhanced by darkness of the lonely road, 
I see no future in the sunless world 
where words are shadows lurking behind trees 
though silence pulses in my aching heart 
with rancid wisdom of dark rainless clouds. 

When I hear sorrow in whisper of trees, 
conceived by primal thought of hopeful love, 
I rip open my breast with trembling hands 
and free wild raven of my fearful heart 
who leaps toward invisible moon of fate 
to find sacred words that prove how I feel. 

When I hear sorrow in splatter of rain, 
designed by fierce starvation of the mind, 
I scratch at dirt to find conceptual roots 
enriched with nutrients of arcane code 
that time transforms from arrogance of death 
so I can consume sweet fruit of despair. 

When I hear sorrow in sunrays of dawn, 
refracted by great eyeball of Blue Sky, 
I see bottomless abyss of my heart 
enclose enormous swirl of hungry fear 
that motivates my quest to find my name 
trapped under river stone of nonchalance. 

When I hear sorrow in laughter of fate, 
contrived by shadow demons of my soul, 
I emerge from safe shelter of my heart 
to venture forth on signless road of faith 
with curious attention to weird details 
that blossom from organic beings of breath. 

When I hear sorrow in mockery of clouds, 
congealed by riddles of the prophet clown, 
I carry groceries from trunk of my car 
to stock my kitchen with dystopian tales 
so we can feast on passion for the truth 
providing fuel for dance of the sad fool. 

When I hear sorrow in virtue of seas, 
elated by compassion for lost souls, 
I photograph strangers in maze of streets 
who smile with shy pleasure at being alive, 
so we gather in cathedral of lies 
to sing in global choir of solo minds. 

When I hear sorrow in music of love, 
composed by voices of ten billion brains, 
I transcribe verses to record our dreams 
that shimmer in one tapestry of hope 
which programs world view every human shares 
to dwell in heaven of truth we create.