This I That Is Not

This I That Is Not
© Surazeus
2024 06 03

Through authenticity of the blank word 
this I that is not wears no perfect mask 
to hide strange content of the naked soul 
that writhes in mud as limbless serpent god 
who eats the agony of thoughtless hope 
because every author in the world dies. 

To counter thoughts no one admits they think 
this I that is not mixes tales from books 
through woven tissue of miswritten signs 
by stealing phrases from forgotten myths 
ransacked from dictionary of false jokes 
that conceal feelings in passionate lies. 

To play Silenus on the global stage 
this I that is not breaks from moral laws 
contained by stone-hard walls of paradise 
that melt to butter in black flames of hell 
which opens gate of honest arrogance 
so the writing subject may disappear. 

Through discourse of the social games we play 
this I that is not questions what is real 
when words in books reveal the secret code 
by which the faceless gods of hidden wealth 
control how we perceive the world of things 
so zombies worship vampires they admire. 

Through concept of the workman pair of boots 
this I that is not studies measured thoughts 
between latent essence of the inside, 
manifest appearance of the outside, 
and signified that alienates the mind 
from signifier of subatomic light. 

To erase the individual from faith 
this I that is not works in factories 
to build charisma of the mind machine 
based on romantic values of the heart 
sold to the highest bidder at the bank 
who sells it to the transcendental clown. 

To vote for prophet of the word discourse 
this I that is not argues for demise 
of transcendental ego from the world 
who will return on glorious clouds of fame 
to resurrect the dead from tales in books 
while the savior investigates each crime. 

Through shocking revelation of true love 
this I that is not dances in the rain 
while shooting shadows with rifle of rage 
when their fake messiah is crucified 
so we drive cars across the bridge of fate 
to work in glass towers of thought control.