Journey On The Golden Way

Journey On The Golden Way
© Surazeus
2025 06 06

Awake in dream-cache of my boundless head, 
I find the missing persons of the world 
whose voices echo in strange empty rooms 
because the tilted moon of consciousness 
wheels far beyond the city I know well 
to gleam blind in dilapidated cairn. 

Lost in bright shadow where no devils tread 
to watch strange drama of the cosmic herald, 
I record tales carved on abandoned tombs 
in vain game to analyze selfishness 
which motivates each angel of the bell 
to write new story for each soul yet born. 

Across the cluttered landscape of my mind 
I pave new road that weaves ten thousand towns 
in one vast network of collected souls 
who merge into each other as they flow 
till they become the faded photographs 
their children keep in luggage of despair. 

Each cathedral rose window Fate designed, 
that depicts tragic tales of holy clowns, 
provides confusing answer for what roles 
we choose to play with faith so we can grow 
at shocked epiphany when no one laughs 
since nothing happens despite fervent prayer. 

Oblivious wisdom of our misplaced faith 
contrives obscenity of quickened hope 
that mirrors trammeled darkness of sunrise 
to fill the empty sky with blazing song 
which breaks my heart free from cage of desire 
through disengagement of the flashing rain. 

Heart swelling with power of the star wraith, 
I clamber clumsily up the steep slope 
through inspiration of divine surprise 
to enter sacred groove where clamorous throng 
sings frenzied hymns in world communal choir 
directed by the social charlatan. 

Frail paper flowers in the water vase 
astound mind of the prophet with no hands 
who preaches every conscious soul will die 
which angers fierce believers with glass hearts 
confirmed as idols of anxiety 
who weep at judgment of the final day. 

Dressed in black gown of agony and lace, 
young star-eyed woman of the Netherlands 
maps new world view across the mirror sky 
while bearing Book of Liberty with charts 
for codes to solve puzzles of piety 
that guides our journey on the Golden Way.