Good Tribal Leader

Good Tribal Leader
© Surazeus
2024 09 27

God walks into the kitchen of the world 
where every soul from every nation waits 
while Lucifer cooks blueberry pancakes 
and Gabriel pours milk in every glass, 
but everyone stops and stares at the Crow 
that argues with the Lamb about rebirth. 

If I try to tell grand tales of mankind 
without resorting to machinery 
of gods who personify attributes 
that seem to direct how humans behave, 
like Athena for prudent self-control, 
my humble listeners would be confused. 

As cheerful singer, whose melodious voice 
enchants people with perceptive insight, 
all I wanted was to bring back to life 
my sweet bride who was bitten by a snake 
when she tried to escape sexual assault, 
but failed, and went mad with heart-broken grief. 

So now I symbolize attempt of Man 
to resurrect souls of the dead from Hell 
with song of salvation that sparks the mind 
alive with visions of the Afterlife 
which prove to be illusions of false faith 
that fools still cling to when they call me Christ. 

Whereas Orpheus proved, with bitter cry 
of solemn elegies survivors sing, 
that death is final, and our consciousness 
dissipates to eternal dreamless sleep, 
Jesus appeared to return from the dead 
after his bid for sovereignty was crushed. 

If Jesus came back to life from the tomb 
and lived another forty years on Earth, 
hiding from assassins on Patmos Isle, 
this proves that he did not completely die, 
nor did he float up in the glowing sky 
unless he rode hot-air balloon of Yahweh. 

As Good Tribal Leader willing to die 
to protect his people so they live free, 
Jesus personifies Platonic Idea 
of the Savior who serves his followers 
by founding Bloodline of the Holy Grail 
in sons who rule Kingdom of Christ on Earth. 

Entering Cave of Illusions in Hell, 
I find at table of Conceptual Gods 
Jesus and Orpheus on global stage 
playing lyre and harp as they sing joyful hymns 
for all people of the Earth to accept 
death is final while our children live on.