Forum Of The Dead

Forum Of The Dead
© Surazeus
2024 05 01

Wet in the windy meadows of blind stars, 
weird warrior wearing feathers of the crow 
explores deep valley of the laughing cow 
to crown smiling corpses of enemies 
with thorny wreaths of coiled blackberry vines, 
then preaches jokes in forum of the dead. 

White horse of mist with eyes of burning coal 
drifts over midnight Earth with happy hope 
to find typewriter of the holy fish 
that walks on robot legs of arrogance 
because he earned the highest score of all 
while carving masks in forum of the dead. 

Absurd conception of fake metaphors 
conceals strange riddle of the mocking clown 
who walks in glass cathedral without pride 
to aim assault rifle at the sad ghost 
who teaches children how to program code 
while dancing nude in forum of the dead. 

Disturbed by calm reflection of locked doors, 
wired with copper circuits of blind instinct, 
the summer fairy wearing silk chemise 
drives army tank in scarlet poppy field 
to weep for fallen angel in the pool 
who would play chess in forum of the dead. 

Excessive bravery of the loyal son 
who waves false flags of dire conspiracies 
declares his vote for tyrant in the tower 
who presents himself savior of the world 
though he is hollow idol of fake gold 
who steals my crowns in forum of the dead. 

When corpses of brave soldiers in the field 
rise from plastic tomb of the unknown knight, 
old proud commanders of the ocean fleet 
proclaim new revolution of the kind 
who pray for King Jesus to rule the Earth 
though he is stuck in forum of the dead. 

To play our game of world war with pizzazz 
we draw new borders for our nation-states 
on grade school maps taped to the cement wall 
where Ozymandias orders each attack 
in secret control center of his greed, 
hidden deep beneath forum of the dead. 

Ark of the Covenant cracks on the ground 
when priestly bearers wearing long white robes 
are shot by bullets of the angry king 
who fires ten thousand rockets at the moon 
so he can build grand villa on the beach 
where Jonah fasts by forum of the dead.