Readjust Her Mind

Readjust Her Mind
© Surazeus
2025 02 03

Since she would rather not face death today, 
Kathy walks backward through the relocked door 
to hide her memories in the broken box 
that floats away on river of mute tears, 
in vain attempt to readjust her mind 
to flow in harmony with social norms. 

Having got lost in the maze of desire 
that always changes unexpectedly 
based on each random decision she makes, 
Kathy stops and waits in the doorless room 
for the ship that never arrives in port 
with the book she ordered from the blind priest. 

Startled by strange song of the butterfly 
that echoes in Grand Canyon of her heart, 
Kathy tries to answer the telephone 
that keeps ringing no matter what she says, 
though horses on the reservation run 
with flapping of the flag in desert wind. 

Yellow orioles in magnolia trees 
discuss opposing world philosophies 
to figure out which one presents true keys 
Kathy can use when she tries to unlock 
cathedral doors before the meteor hits 
our world to break illusion of the heart. 

With teeming excess of unwinding thoughts, 
that pulse vibrantly against strict constraints 
of social convention bound with dream laws, 
Kathy recites endless spell of respect 
to figure out how disasters occur 
so she can safely guide our ship of state. 

Wrecked on time-shifting shore of the new world 
where children dance on pyramids of skulls, 
Kathy walks along timeless beach of faith 
to find the tall Statue of Liberty 
half-buried in the sand of endless change 
at the smell of butter on toasted bread. 

Accessing computer system at dawn 
that controls payments from the Treasury, 
Kathy calculates how much it will cost 
to rebuild infrastructure of the state 
destroyed by greed of hungry oligarchs 
who still attempt to enslave everyone. 

Driving her children to school every day 
where they learn to become good citizens 
who work hard with hope and obey the law, 
Kathy wears her blue police uniform 
to enforce social law of self-control 
till thief she obstructs shoots her in the head.