Free People Of Earth

Free People Of Earth
© Surazeus
2024 08 20

Blue glow of sunset in the colosseum 
highlights faces of lost people who gather 
in crumbling ruins of empty arena 
where Hercules and Poseidon compete 
over who will rule the great world empire 
that could vanish in the mist of despair. 

When Hercules bonks the old fisher king 
hard on the head with his arrogant club, 
satyrs drag groaning Poseidon away 
to rest in secret cave of honesty 
where he hands scepter of authority 
to wolf-eyed Minerva, Goddess of Justice. 

Strutting around with haughty disdain, 
and declaring himself king of the world, 
Hercules sneers at the people who cheer 
with pride at strength he appears to portray, 
then grabs two young beautiful buxom girls 
and drags them away from husbands and children. 

While lounging on throne of unbridled greed, 
eating steaks and grapes, though the people starve, 
Hercules mocks the kind old carpenter 
who requests pay for building his new temple, 
then tosses one copper coin at his feet 
and orders his daughter to serve his needs. 

Just as Hercules, with lascivious snarl, 
pushes daughter of the carpenter down 
on bed before his crowd of worshippers, 
Minerva leaps from gleam of the bright moon 
and twirls brass scepter with diamond of truth 
with war cry to challenge him for the throne. 

For years I have fought criminals like you, 
men who kidnap and assault girls with lust, 
thieves who cheat farmers of land and crops, 
and tyrants who deceive people with lies, 
so I have arrived with justice of Zeus 
to punish you and drag you down to Hades. 

Taunting Goddess of Justice with insults, 
Hercules howls and swings his bully club, 
but Minerva leaps with graceful assertion 
to crush his spirit with scepter of truth, 
then hurls cruel tyrant into lake of fire 
to free people of Earth from his oppression. 

Striding among the people of the world, 
Minerva provides tender care and food, 
and enforces justice through rule of law, 
so every soul is prosperous and healthy 
as world Goddess of Justice reigns with love 
to maintain United Nations of Earth.