How Fleeting Life Is

How Fleeting Life Is
© Surazeus
2026 05 21

If nobody cares why the caged bird sings, 
Christine whispers to the telephone pole, 
then I shall never pick flowers again 
for how they wilt in the porcelain jar 
just makes me sad at how fleeting life is, 
for I want to free cloud-ghosts from their cage. 

Startled each time her old telephone pings, 
Christine gazes down into the black hole 
at aching whistle of the distant train 
to ask the ghost with the broken guitar 
for help solve the theological quiz 
that provides role for her to play on stage. 

Shocked by displacement of her naked soul 
at sudden extraction time executes 
by flashing whirl of hands on the glass clock, 
Christine decides to wear tattered swan wings 
when she dances gracefully in spotlight 
that erases her uniqueness from dream. 

Entranced by song of the gold oriole 
encoding riddles of deep attributes 
that ripple dark waves of the spooky loch, 
Christine enters vast cathedral and sings 
tragic tale of the Queen and the Cartwright 
who fall in love by the moon-misty stream. 

Transcribing code of sweet nightingale tunes 
that echo in forest of burning masks, 
Christine ponders weird mystery of the sea 
from which fertile organic life transforms 
till she contrives formula that describes 
how atoms beam conscious glow of the brain. 

Recording proverbs in snake-writhing runes 
that calculate process of mental tasks, 
Christine embodies Goddess Liberty 
who shelters our bodies safe from dream storms 
that forge fierce empires from down-to-earth tribes 
who put aside their differences to train. 

I prefer not to fight their futile war 
over who controls lush meadows of wheat 
and who adjudicates cases of crime, 
Christine declares in court of social law, 
then chooses to host wandering refugees 
who huddle at the feet of Liberty. 

Setting caged birds free through the open door, 
Christine rules Earth from the Perilous Seat 
while Percival designs world paradigm 
that honors brave wisdom of Onatah 
who gives every person their new house keys 
which powers growth of world democracy.