Spirit Of Christ Mithras

Spirit Of Christ Mithras
© Surazeus
2024 12 12

When I pass by the shopping mall in town 
I see the face of Mithras in the glass, 
so I pause in glare of the winter sun 
and remember Christ Mithras with a prayer 
whose birthday at Christmas we celebrate, 
reborn from the soul-cleansing cave of dreams. 

When villagers out in the countryside 
were trapped inside their safe log cabin homes 
buried by several feet of blizzard snow, 
King Wenceslaus, descendant of Christ Mithras, 
drove sleigh heaped with bags of food over fields 
to find smoke curling from chimneys in snow. 

Sliding down the stone chimney of each house, 
Saint Wenceslaus, now known as Santa Claus, 
brought bags of food and goods to every home 
so peasants trapped by snow could feast and sing, 
exchanging gifts their kind-hearted king brought, 
and cheered as he continued in the night. 

So many peasants trapped by blizzard snow 
remembered visits on dark winter nights 
when Good King Wenceslaus with hearty laugh 
appeared with sudden joy in ashen hearths, 
bringing meat, cakes, and bottles of ripe wine, 
then left them singing to dispel despair. 

Christ Mithras and his wise Bohemian son, 
though long ago have passed from dream of time, 
remain as shining idols of good cheer, 
embodied by the man who works all year 
to help people of our nation he serves 
achieve best skills their talents help them earn. 

No living men these days in halls of power, 
who sit in seat of judgment we respect, 
could channel selfless love Christ Mithras gave, 
for soon our nation of democracy 
will be controlled by cruel tyrant of greed, 
Midas who steals wealth from our working hands. 

Beset by Midas, opposite of Mithras, 
our nation, that was thriving from hard work 
of citizens who respect fair law courts, 
will soon collapse from clamor of blind thieves 
emboldened to exploit our work for wealth 
till everyone fights for their gain in vain. 

When our noble state, based on principle 
of equal justice through freedom for all, 
collapses from civil war over wealth, 
will spirit of Christ Mithras rise again 
and save our republic from tyranny 
when we elect President Wenceslaus.