Code Of The Golden Bough

Code Of The Golden Bough
© Surazeus
2025 01 11

"In primitive societies of humans 
disasters were blamed on the ruling man 
who was sacrificed on the Tree of Faith 
because he failed to fertilize the land 
with the holy blood of self-sacrifice 
and tried instead to increase his own power." 

Professor Albert Gordon in tweed suit 
strides before huge crowd in the lecture hall, 
lecturing on Code of the Golden Bough, 
how leaders chosen by common acclaim 
were killed if they abused official power 
as sacrifice to fertilize the land. 

"The boss is person who sits in the cart 
pulled by the workers as he shouts commands. 
The leader is the person out in front 
helping the workers pull the cart along. 
Be the leader who guides the workers forth, 
and not the boss who but exploits their strength." 

Baseball team captain Freddy Bickerson 
wearing red cap storms down the aisle in rage. 
"How dare you criticize our president 
for he is our great visionary boss 
who will make America great again." 
He shoves the professor against the wall. 

"Dictators always impose martial law, 
enforcing rules according to their whims, 
because they are weak, stupid, and afraid, 
and they offer simple beautiful lies 
to fool their followers with fantasies 
by tricking them to think they are abused." 

Freddy growls, "So you are calling me stupid!" 
Four boys rush forward with noble intent 
to protect the calm professor from harm, 
grabbing arms of the attacker with courage, 
and Mike puts him in chokehold with firm grip, 
dragging him back and down onto the floor. 

Professor Gordon straightens up his suit. 
"When did I ever mention any names? 
I described the personality traits 
of evil dictators chained by their greed, 
yet you are the one with fanatic hate 
who sees those traits in your beloved leader." 

"Though dictators and tyrants appear strong 
as they loudly proclaim deceptive lies, 
the force required to maintain reign of terror 
exhausts its rancid fuel of bitter hate, 
so their regimes always quickly collapse." 
Police arrest Freddy while students cheer.