Angst Of True Love

Angst Of True Love
© Surazeus
2024 05 03

Strange voices in dark forests of blind ghosts 
call out to me across ten thousand miles, 
so I climb over jagged mountain range 
to find deep vale of skulls where I was born, 
then float with birds on wings of angry faith, 
buoyed by psychotic angst of true love. 

With breathless voice of eerie solitude 
she sings alone by river of blind fish 
from secret passion of the falling leaf 
that seeks its own way in the swirling world, 
yet still I feel her deep inside my heart 
cry out with cynical angst of true love. 

Soft bodies of the innocent float high 
on billowed blast of flame in holy book 
from which writhe demons of ten thousand eyes 
which see mind-wrenching visions of despair 
and feed on horror bleeding from my mind 
in tune with arrogant angst of true love. 

Ten thousand lizards running on two legs 
swarm naked valley of our singing skulls 
to gnaw our sponge brains with abhorrent teeth 
while I stand shrieking on rock of my heart, 
determined to survive their fierce onslaught 
and wake from venomous angst of true love. 

With calloused hands of bittersweet intent 
I grip bright flame of sorrow in hot sand 
to swing sharp blade of petulant contempt 
that slashes spiteful demons of my rage 
till every one lies bleeding at my feet, 
crushed by my vindictive angst of true love. 

With brave compassion of cynical faith 
I still fight ancient ten-thousand-year war 
when apes rebelled against the serpent king, 
lead by Uranus bearing wand of truth, 
to slaughter lizards deep in jeweled caves, 
fueled by virulent angst of true love. 

Vehement mission of my warrior creed 
programs how I perceive this modern world 
of bold dictators running nation-states 
in global chess game to control the mind, 
basing right to rule on religious myths 
coded by acerbic angst of true love. 

I throw ten thousand crowns of jeweled pride 
in hot volcanic pit of sulfurous flames 
to melt their magic rings of social power 
in vain hope to disperse their greedy souls 
that still incarnate in new gang of thieves, 
driven by embittered angst of true love.