Gods Of Ancient Myths

Gods Of Ancient Myths
© Surazeus
2024 12 02

If the shallow pool in gray road, that glints 
with ghosts of dead gods humans used to worship, 
is mirror to some other universe, 
then I would like to enter Book of Dreams 
to meet the living humans with bright souls 
whose faces mask the gods of ancient myths. 

They were all living human beings once, gods 
worshipped as divine beings of perfect light 
by nameless millions of their followers, 
people who felt hunger, happiness, fear, 
pleasure, despair, sorrow, and honest love, 
as they lived vision of their hearts, then died. 

Why normal individual human beings 
come to personify soul of their nation 
by great actions they performed in dire straits 
to guide their people in distressing times 
so they imitate their national hero, 
fascinates me with mystery of the heart. 

These average mortal creatures of the flesh, 
faced with terrible crisis of their state, 
descended to underworld of the mind, 
fought demons of despair to earn the prize 
of divine wisdom glowing in their eyes, 
then taught their people how to overcome. 

Now their star names and awe-inspiring deeds 
remain as idols of their long-dead souls, 
preserving memory of their acts in myths 
that dramatize how they attained success 
to transcend sorrow of the mortal mind, 
and so inspire us to perform our best. 

Instead of knocking idols on the ground, 
to bury gods in dust of failed world views, 
I erect their spirits in temple hall 
as paragons of human characters 
whose faces reflect desires of our hearts 
to attain equal fame saving our world. 

Religious temple of my open heart 
highlights their noble deeds of selfless love 
with admiration for each human soul 
whose expansive vision guides how we live 
so we will create, rather than destroy, 
and treat each other with honest respect. 

Since Amen founded first religious rites 
with generous feast in house of one world faith, 
we humans gather in temple of truth 
to watch dramatic tales of noble souls 
that present deeds of our national heroes 
which guide romantic journey of our hearts.