Highways For Fast Cars

Highways For Fast Cars
© Surazeus
2025 04 14

Bestselling author of the naked soul 
writes kind graffiti on the bathroom wall 
encouraging all the people of Earth 
to endure war with affectionate mirth 
while children of fallen heroes lament 
collapsing pillars of the government. 

We march with Caesar in the wilderness 
to erect bridge of social happiness 
that leads us over the rainbow of faith 
to beautiful land of enchanting myth 
where children are not killed by angry bombs 
by serpents writhing on apple-tree limbs. 

Infamous painter of splotches that form 
animals in barns on the country farm 
regales the tyrant on the throne of gold 
who attempts to break the orthodox mold 
with violent retribution for his loss 
by screaming in rage that he is the boss. 

He sails huge ship across the ocean blue 
in vain attempt to find the secret clue 
that would unlock the gates of paradise 
so he can wear the alligator face 
by leading slaves to find the Promised Land 
which they shall conquer with the red right hand. 

The girl riding her bike around the lake 
explains to her doll how to spot the fake 
when the preacher with the robotic wife 
sells pricey timeshares to the Afterlife 
where cherry blossoms flutter white as snow 
while we all attend the last picture show. 

Standing alone at the end of the world, 
after she gives birth to the cosmic herald, 
she dreams awake in butterflies of fate 
while she carries the lamp to navigate 
rough terrain of time on the trail of tears 
paved over now with highways for fast cars. 

With application of the higher law 
we measure progress of civilized play 
when arc of justice in the universe 
seems to strike down the American Nurse 
who plays guitar and sings heart-wrenching spell 
to conjure Melusine from the Dream Well. 

Eagle of America on the flag pole 
swoops down to steal our roadmap for the soul, 
so we march to expand the glory of Rome 
two thousand years inside the Thunderdome 
where Jesus and Apollo fight to claim 
eternal power of the empire game.