Trickery Of The Zodiac

Trickery Of The Zodiac
© Surazeus
2025 04 18

Too high above confounding maze of doors 
on wings of angels stolen from dark Hell, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
falls in love with Juliet in red dress 
when she dances gracefully by the stream 
and sings eerily, "Life is but a dream." 

Amazed by trickery of the zodiac 
by which he calculates the road to take, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia, 
who calls himself mad jester with the crown, 
decides to erase history of mankind 
from pure Edenic vision of his mind. 

Insisting they call him Ophelius, 
instead of Hambert, lost prince of Denmark, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
steals gold Maserati from the garage 
and races swiftly by the moonlit gulf 
with engine growling loud as the wild wolf. 

To treasure beauty only blind fools see 
by eating apples from old Tree of Fate, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
declares before the cheering stadium crowd 
that he is prophet of war refugees 
who follow buzzing of the honey bees. 

Entranced by beauty of her star-black eyes 
when Juliet dances on the nightclub floor, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
saves her from Romeo when he gropes her thighs, 
so they run laughing to the city park 
where they make love till singing of the lark. 

Face lit by rays of rosy-fingered dawn 
while he keeps watch over his sleeping bride, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
contemplates meaning of life till she wakes, 
then gives her apple he stole from the tree 
because she is queen over land of the free. 

When Romeo charges at him with sharp knife 
to stab him in the heart with howl of rage, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
punches him in the face with calm restraint, 
but Juliet clutches him and weeps in shock, 
heartbroken at the death of her life rock. 

Arrested for murder by grim police 
for killing son of the bank president, 
young son of Hamlet and Ophelia 
declares his innocence in court of law, 
but he is sent south to El Salvador, 
locked in the prison camp forevermore.