Glamorous Idol Of God

Glamorous Idol Of God
© Surazeus
2024 06 05

The crowd of pilgrims in tattered white robes, 
who gave up all worldly goods and desires 
to join cult of the prophet in Dream Cave, 
walk circles around the dry well of skulls 
in dusty valley of ravens and snakes, 
and chant solemn hymns of faith in hot wind. 

Hot wind swirls down from rugged treeless hill, 
where lizards contemplate meaning of life, 
and blows black hat off head of one-eyed man 
who rides white horse among old temple ruins 
while watching shadows of ghosts in the woods 
whose eyes glitter gold as eye of the snake. 

Dismounting white horse before mountain cave 
where pilgrims kneel and pray in sultry heat, 
the one-eyed man carries large leather bag 
in cool shadow where the dream prophet sits 
and meditates like the toad on red mushroom 
with eyes that see beyond bright veil of stars. 

Opening leather bag, the one-eyed man 
presents the scroll, the dagger, and the grail, 
that he acquired from the old castle king 
who sits chained to his jeweled throne of power, 
so the prophet tosses purse of gold coins 
stamped with face of the dead fairy queen. 

After peeling orange with the dagger blade, 
the prophet squeezes sweet juice in the grail, 
then sips light of the sun that sparks his mind 
while he unrolls scroll with attentive care 
to read prophecies in Saturnian verse 
that Saturnus composed with dragon blood. 

Convinced the scroll contains in secret code 
location where gold and jewels are hid, 
which he could use to crown himself world king, 
the one-eyed man hurls with aggressive grunt 
sharp spear to kill the prophet, whose quick hand 
snatches the spear that quivers in the air. 

Gasping in panic to escape dark cave, 
the one-eyed man runs to his grazing horse, 
but the prophet leaps like elegant wolf 
to catch the thief who transforms into bat 
that flutters till he slices of its wings 
and throws it in abyss of nothingness. 

Chanting ancient spell of Saturnian verse, 
dream prophet expresses energy beams 
that reprogram how people of the world 
perceive play of historical events 
so glamorous idol of his spirit glows 
as god thousands of years after he dies.