Improve Portrait Of God

Improve Portrait Of God
© Surazeus
2025 03 11

When I stumble in the watershed days, 
struggling to survive gushing flood of change, 
I realize with wry laugh of aching hope 
that I failed to improve portrait of God 
based on performance of powerful men 
who scramble to top of the pyramid. 

Now that my body, fragile is it is, 
channels psychic energy of fierce hope 
to live in harmony with fertile Earth, 
men who rule vast corporations as kings 
exploit intense labor of our grasping hands 
to build empire of control over lands. 

We hide grim stories of our suffering 
in snarky television sitcom shows 
or melancholy radio songs of hope 
which distract our attention of despair 
when billionaires steal our government funds 
so they can enslave us in factories. 

Sisyphus leans against his rolling stone, 
exhausted from endless routine of work, 
and grumbles to workers sitting around 
that the wealth our hands generate from dirt 
rewards rich managers in golden towers 
while we watch football and drink numbing beer. 

When gang of government agents appears 
all the workers stare in startled surprise 
as they arrest Sisyphus with handcuffs 
and charge him with treason against the state 
for criticizing Great Leader of Earth 
with disloyal hate that must be suppressed. 

Chaining his hands to the huge rolling stone, 
Pluto snaps long whip of obedience 
so Sisyphus pushes huge stone of his heart 
to the top of the pyramid of power 
where Midas mocks his honest diligence, 
then kicks the stone to roll back down the hill. 

I will remain in hollow of my heart 
sophisticated person strong with faith 
who loves this country with loyal respect, 
rooted in traditions of liberty, 
so I choose to remain humble and sane 
though thieves seize control of our government. 

Though weight of history is crushing my heart 
I cannot hesitate with cautious hope 
to oppose cruel dictatorship of greed 
with passion for justice and liberty 
as engine that runs our democracy 
when we work to improve portrait of God.