First Mother Of Earth

First Mother Of Earth
© Surazeus
2026 05 16

Sitting in church on Sabbath afternoon, 
heart beating at reception of weird light 
that beams slantwise through window of all time, 
I see descend on flaming wings of faith 
First Mother of Earth with eyes of bright stars 
who fills my mind with visions of survival. 

When the pastor declares with Father Voice 
that good obedient wives with humble hearts 
should submit to will of his husbands with love, 
I stand up and reach out my aching arms 
to embrace First Mother of Earth with faith 
who animates my heart with ardent truth. 

Breathing celestial energy of faith, 
I turn away from male authority 
and exit stage of global patriarchy 
to walk the signless road of everywhere 
in brave quest to find the Garden of Eden 
where First Mother of Earth tends apple trees. 

Offering assistance of my strong hands 
to help First Mother of Earth tend fruit trees, 
I narrate my name and path of my life 
that seems so random in my clumsy hope, 
so she accepts me in Garden of Eden 
where I stand guard in Watch Tower Of Faith. 

When gang of thieves surround our paradise, 
demanding we submit to righteous rule 
of their male privilege with guns of hate, 
I open gates of heaven wide, and bow 
to welcome them to feast in Hall of Faith 
where First Mother of Earth offers them wine. 

While I play Lyre of Mercury and sing 
on stage before crowd of wild revelers, 
First Mother of Earth offers guests sweet wine, 
so they dance with joy at their victory 
till they all slump drunk and limp on the ground, 
so I hang them upside from the tree. 

Screaming in rage at clever trick we played, 
arrogant men demand we let them go, 
so I explain how First Mother of Earth 
has always ruled cycles of life and death, 
then slit their throats and fill grail with their blood 
which I pour on roots of the Knowledge Tree. 

Though men form gangs in terror of Kind Death, 
and take over national governments 
to legalize their spurious right to rule, 
First Mother of Earth, with power of Nature, 
sends the Grim Reaper to erase cruel thieves, 
so children may thrive in Garden of Eden.