Misery Before Delight

Misery Before Delight
© Surazeus
2024 08 04

Long awake in darkness before daylight, 
heart galloping swift as horse in the storm, 
I find faith through misery before delight, 
blinded by beauty of mountains that form 
rugged landscape of my oneiric soul 
that evolves from first flash of the white whole. 

Recording details of my psychic plight, 
during journey with wise horse as my guide, 
I mold joy from misery before delight, 
inspired by arrogant eagles that glide 
high above hills where dark shadow of death 
comforts my distress with each gasping breath. 

Erecting pile of stones from moonless night, 
that marks grove where I died and was reborn 
from anguish of misery before delight, 
I drink sorrow of Wild River to warn 
my heart that terrible danger is near, 
so I become brave monster that I fear. 

Eager to run fast as wind in free flight 
high toward shimmering glow of the first stars, 
I tremble with misery before delight 
that leaves me stranded in waste land of Mars 
as hybrid child of the wolf and the horse 
where I train in martial arts of the Force. 

Entranced with astuteness of second sight 
while chanting ominous spells in sea cave, 
I prophesy misery before delight 
about vivid bloom of the ocean wave 
that reflects visions of future events 
which I analyze from puzzling portents. 

Commissioned with role of the acolyte 
to assist liturgy of the mad priest, 
I calculate misery before delight 
to wake from my heart the angelic beast 
that drives my ambition to rule the world 
in celestial plot of the cosmic herald. 

Chained by crown of power in castle height, 
from which I manage my conquest of Earth 
to assuage my misery before delight, 
I challenge Lucifer to prove my worth 
in bold crusade to rule the Holy Land 
with Scepter of Zeus in my red right hand. 

Awake forever in flash of starlight, 
heart bold as the horse that bears me from Hell, 
I forge love from misery before delight, 
enlightened by wisdom of the Word Well 
where serpentine runes weave visions of truth 
encoded in spells by messiah sleuth.