If David Had Failed

If David Had Failed
© Surazeus
2025 01 24

The lark sparrow hops in the grassy pond 
beside marble statue half-sunk in mud 
depicting David that Bernini carved. 
Eating ripe apple in the Texas field, 
Marie imagines if David had failed, 
killed by Goliath who unstrung his harp. 

The pond is lonely for her honesty, 
wounded by rubber tires of travesty 
so Marie throws apple core at the sky 
who wakes with grumpiness to ask her why, 
but when she points at statue of the king 
the Sky God gives her his favorite ring. 

Fierce horseman approaches on dusty plain, 
hands grasping at wavery wisps of rain, 
so Marie mirrors to the Hungry Man 
true nature of his avaricious mind, 
"You take from people, but give nothing back, 
because kind decency is what you lack." 

Dragging statue of David from the mud, 
the Hungry Man smears the land with our blood, 
then erects idol of the Shepherd King 
killing the tyrant with his humble sling 
in the center of the Capitol Dome 
to imitate the proud Caesars of Rome. 

Standing at podium of the President, 
the Hungry Man defames the Seer of Kent. 
"David was a loser, and malcontent 
because his ego became turgescent 
and swollen with hatred, and arrogant, 
and nasty when he refused to pay rent." 

Raising her hand at the press conference, 
Marie presents several skulls of dead kings. 
"Jesus, Augustus, Krishna, Jupiter, 
Napoleon, Hitler, and Lucifer. 
These men all reigned over mankind with power 
but now they are food for the tree and flower." 

Staring in shock at the Mother of God, 
the Hungry Man hurls sharp spear at her heart, 
but she snatches it in her hand and grins. 
"Have mercy on the people in our country 
who are scared now of the hatred you bear, 
for we are all equal in sight of God." 

"Your hunger will destroy the world we love, 
so though you now possess the Golden Bough 
you will play scapegoat of the sacrifice 
that will cleanse the world with blood of the lamb." 
The Hungry Man flees in the wilderness 
where the Shepherd King defeats him with love.