Vital Force Of Manitou

Vital Force Of Manitou
© Surazeus
2025 10 30

Since the situation has become dire, 
where puzzling fragments of our shared world view 
crumble into riddles of arcane code 
scrambled by artificial intelligence, 
Orpheus walks into the wilderness 
to hide nuclear missiles from mad King Midas. 

Eager to rejoin the heavenly choir 
that performs for Ishtar in Katmandu, 
I travel back east on ancestral road 
to map their long journey with diligence 
that leads to misty vales of Inverness 
where Thoth writes spells with feather of the ibis. 

Three angels with vast wings of holy fire, 
propelled by vital force of Manitou, 
preach salvation of hypnotic God Toad 
whose song reveals cosmic indifference, 
so we all cross Bridge of Forgetfulness 
constructed by clever daughter of Phoebus. 

Reborn in cavern of hermetic lyre, 
which David made from the flexible yew, 
I chant epic tales in Saturnian mode 
depicting deeds ruled by world conference 
to measure moral scale of worthiness 
contrived from fairy tales by the blind abbess. 

Mother of Gods stands in the open door 
to watch airplanes glide in the silver sky 
which augurs progress of terrestrial fate 
derived from various tropes of surreal dreams 
portending fractured signs of happiness 
which prop facade of our imperial nation. 

Every Sabbath when I drive to the store 
to purchase ingredients for apple pie, 
I ponder strength of our socialist state 
designed to function based on special teams 
who allocate rewards through wealthiness 
that positions each person in their station. 

Weaving computer from globe iron core 
which links all our brains in one divine eye, 
God teaches angels how to astrogate 
by surfing galactic waves of star beams 
through soul-game of transdimensional chess, 
then joins Death on Caribbean vacation. 

Determined to excel my psychic score 
by working for Jesus as secret spy, 
I convince every king to abdicate 
through noble key of political schemes 
which only innocent princess can bless 
when Orpheus guides us all to salvation.