Virtual World Of Faith

Virtual World Of Faith
© Surazeus
2025 09 05

Startled by laughter of the river stone, 
Orpheus looks up at the fractured sky 
and ponders why men grasp for social power 
to enforce illusion of their vain beliefs 
so other people obey their commands 
till we all crumble into wind-blown sand. 

Eating gingerbread cookie with big eyes, 
Orpheus climbs holy mountain that gleams 
gold from arrogant rays of stark sunlight 
which illustrates meaninglessness of life, 
and gazes at peak of Yosemite 
that reflects ancient beauty of this world. 

If it were so easy to reprogram 
eccentric spirit of the holy ghost, 
I would eat the terrible dread of hope 
that fuels assertive project of my heart 
to map complete history of human tribes 
fighting each other for whose god is real. 

Poisoned stone of compassion in my heart 
tricks me into singing the morning song 
that guides our journey to the Promised Land 
till we get lost somewhere along the way 
and spend the next thousand years of regret 
expanding our village into an empire. 

Rehearsing to perform my tragic role 
on stage of wisdom in the temple hall, 
I plan each clever quip and snarky spell, 
but all that affectation falls away 
when I take off the false mask of my soul, 
and play the person hidden in my heart. 

Twisted by sorrow of losing to death 
precious people of my fierce family, 
I walk the entire length of the Great Wall 
till I arrive at other side of Earth 
where my eyes are shining in the huge cave 
glistening with visions of global peace. 

Sweet fragrance from the moon of naked words 
swirls in gold clouds over pine-bristling hills 
that veils the endless city of glass towers 
where millions of people in secret rooms 
interact as personalized avatars 
forever young in virtual world of faith. 

Amazed when thousands of people appear 
with real human faces and public names, 
Orpheus strums the lyre of Mercury 
and sings bold epic of philosophers 
recounting growth of academia 
which energizes world democracy.