King Over The Waste Land

King Over The Waste Land
© Surazeus
2024 11 06

Fractured mirror of my childhood world view, 
encased in ancient television tube, 
reflects shocked fragments of celestial shards 
that fall from crystal palace in the sky 
as angry snowflakes when liberty falls 
so tyranny builds empire from our bones. 

Though I knew Jehovah would seize control 
and crown himself king over the waste land, 
I chose to hope Minerva would prevail 
in knocking cruel tyrant off throne of power 
to ensure justice and freedom for all, 
but hate-driven rage is hard to defeat. 

Though Orpheus returns from caves of Hell, 
guiding Liberty from prison of hate 
with heart-enchanting melodies of love, 
Death mocks his vain hope by keeping her trapped 
to serve his weakness of corrosive fear, 
clinging to mirage of perpetual power. 

Slouched by dead oak near the foul River Styx, 
Orpheus aches from horror of despair 
that our fertile paradise of Elysium 
was invaded and conquered by Jehovah 
who smirks and steals fruit from the Tree of Life, 
then chops it down with ax of heartless greed. 

Trudging in gloomy forest of blind ghosts, 
Orpheus finds Minerva, Queen of Freedom, 
lying wounded from arrows of contempt, 
who whispers hoarsely, as she gasps for breath, 
that army of Jehovah has destroyed 
sacred Temple of Truth with lust and greed. 

Searching bomb-blasted city of dead gods, 
Orpheus bears Minerva in his arms, 
Goddess of Liberty wounded by greed, 
to Lake of Healing in Elysium 
where he tends her damaged spirit with care 
so she can heal, then defeat tyranny. 

Wandering signless roads sea to shining sea, 
Orpheus preaches to the curious crowds 
that Jehovah, that evil antichrist Beast, 
will walk on the Earth and deceive the nations 
with the glamorous lie that he will save them, 
and build grand paradise for them alone. 

Homeless in cities of America, 
Orpheus plays the lyre of Mercury 
while Cassandra sings prophecy of doom 
to warn them how the antichrist will come, 
but they laugh and drive them from paradise 
as Jehovah on gold throne enslaves us all.