Revolt Against The Mad King

Revolt Against The Mad King
© Surazeus
2025 04 19

If Janet walks to the bright grocery store 
past houses with lace curtains glowing blue 
because people watch television shows, 
she might remember where the sparrow falls 
so she can weave its feathers in her heart 
as she buys bread and milk with copper coins. 

If Janet bears food in the paper sack 
along the asphalt street that shimmers green 
because young leaves were blown by the wind storm, 
she might suggest the ghost inside the tree 
could work as letter typist at the bank 
since she likes painting white horses with wings. 

If Janet cooks scrambled eggs on the stove 
while demons dance as barely-controlled flames 
because purple morning glory vines bind 
souls of families with stories never told, 
she might hide photos of her mom and dad 
who drowned while fishing on the mountain lake. 

If Janet eats toast with butter and jam, 
described by Marcus Gavius Apicius 
in his cookbook De Re Coquinaria, 
she might play chess games with death on the beach 
to save humanity from nuclear war, 
yet cries because she loses every time. 

If Janet reads the murder mystery book 
about the librarian of antique books 
found dead in the medieval history aisle, 
she might translate the ancient epic poem 
composed by Mercury with dragon blood 
when drinking sweet banana-mango juice. 

If Janet strolls on rolling grassy hills 
to photograph the country college town 
with silver river full of dragon ghosts, 
she might solve puzzle of the Rainbow Bridge 
signed by empty sorrow of endless roads 
where people drive past fields of paradise. 

If Janet gathers apples from the tree 
where Lucifer lounges on crooked limb 
while smoking flowers of the cosmic mind, 
she might sell dreams of haunting fantasies 
to lonely people hiding in the church 
who pray for salvation to stick of wood. 

If Janet meets Ishtar for Easter lunch 
in garden grove beside the sparkling lake 
to celebrate rebirth of spinning Earth, 
she might march on the anniversary 
of the day when We the People revolt 
against the mad king and his tyranny.