Names Of His Lost Tribe

Names Of His Lost Tribe
© Surazeus
2026 04 01 

Trapped by obsession with integrity, 
Alanus walks to the new grocery store 
and contemplates how to save his lost tribe, 
but they are photos on the cereal box, 
so he scatters cornflakes on tombless graves, 
and prays to the sparrow in the elm tree. 

Reluctant to accept his bitter fate, 
Alanus paints mural on the brick wall 
that depicts migration of his lost tribe 
with bright colors in cartoon characters 
which tourists photograph with beaming smiles 
to post up on their social media sites. 

Annoyed by laughter of the traffic light, 
Alanus forges new Anywhere Key 
from dark matter in bones of his lost tribe 
with lightning flash of mute anxiety 
so he can teleport to every house 
where ghosts of his ancestors linger blind. 

Startled by appearance of gold Dream Stone, 
Alanus breaks it open with soft spell 
so he can read the names of his lost tribe 
who drive horse-drawn wagons of curious hope 
across the wind-swept steppes of Scythia 
where they build tree-house networks in tall trees. 

Amused by sparkle of electric snow, 
Alanus leaves car factory at dawn 
with fragments from the skulls of his lost tribe 
to lounge on back porch of his shabby home 
and grill hamburgers while his children play 
under strangeness of blue Missouri skies. 

Concerned about the state of politics, 
Alanus builds fortress on ancient mound 
to host council meeting of his lost tribe 
who plan new movement of the working class 
to seize means of production from vampires 
and build new schools for their children to learn. 

Shocked by acceleration of world war, 
Alanus hikes in rugged mountain vales 
with hungry survivors of his lost tribe 
who build new nation in the wilderness 
centered around Temple of the Soul Flame 
which their First Father stole from Hearth of Hell. 

Eager to translate song of honeybees, 
Alanus enters temple of blank books 
that record tales from the lives of his lost tribe 
which play as shows on television screens 
in stores of old deserted shopping malls 
where children of the fallen empire play.