Wealth Gap Of Fate

Wealth Gap Of Fate
© Surazeus
2025 05 17

Inspired to narrow the wealth gap of fate 
by investing in flights of fantasy, 
Faunus plays hide and seek with Libitina 
who wants to kiss him with sweet vampire eyes, 
while Salacia boils oyster seaweed soup 
to feed the crowd of refugees from war. 

Bright effervescence of the swirling sea 
sparkles deep in his eyes with selfless love 
when Faunus sees long-haired Venilia 
chase butterflies in lush Elysian fields, 
so he leaves Libitina in the cave 
and chases her along the windy beach. 

Enraged at how Faunus abandoned her, 
Libitina crouches on the cliff edge 
and hurls large stone with jagged points of hate 
that cuts the shoulder of Venilia 
who stumbles to her knees and cries in pain, 
so the curly-haired boy tends to her wound. 

Cradling Venilia in his caring arms, 
Faunus leads her safely to the dream cave 
where Salacia gives bowls of oyster soup, 
so he feeds her while she blushes with hope, 
then whispers how she wants to marry him, 
but shrieks in fear when Libitina glares. 

Declaring that Faunus belongs to her 
because her built her temple of the dead 
where she burns corpses in the holy fire, 
Libitina grabs his reluctant hand, 
but he proclaims attention of desire 
to focus love on life rather than death. 

Fuming with anger at his hurtful words 
spoken by one she thought cared for her heart, 
Libitina runs on the windy shore, 
then sits on large black stone of arrogance 
that guards mouth of the gushing snow-fed stream 
to cry at rejection of loyal trust. 

Slim Alpanus in gown of raven feathers 
appears beside her on the river stone, 
who wipes her tears with skeletal hand 
and offers pomegranate with red seeds, 
so Libitina follows master of death 
down into cave of diamonds and despair. 

Turnus, son of Venilia and Faunus, 
rides young horse across the Esquiline Camp 
where he sees young girl with long flowing hair, 
Lucina, proud daughter of Libitina, 
so he embraces her with eager arms, 
and she kisses him with intense desire.