Dial Of The Universe

Dial Of The Universe
© Surazeus
2026 07 29

Each moment dial of the universe turns 
one slight degree, fractal tune of the sun 
extends sharp beams of knowledge through my eyes 
to broaden scope of insight my brain clocks 
through urgent record of indifferent change 
so I become some other soul than me. 

I play grand symphony of sordid faith 
with savage respect for unfathomed truth 
that spirals constant change of timeless form 
as I explore beyond walls of my fear 
so I encompass within frame of thought 
essence of each object I analyze. 

Surprised at how my brain programs itself 
while absorbing each strange shape I perceive, 
I count on progress of scholastic sense 
to render concepts in fraught formulas 
that combine streams of data to refresh 
expansive frame of reference I infer. 

Returned by backward shininess of grief, 
I press fresh apples into cider juice 
to feed each traveler who stops to rest 
in fragile hall of stone my father built 
before torrential rains of demon tears 
dare to flood our glass world with voiceless ghosts. 

Trapped inside unnumbered door of fake time, 
eight thousand Seraphim with sparkly eyes 
dance wild in flashing rain of everywhere 
to prove we are but ghosts with writhing masks 
whose eyes are nothing like immortal sun 
that burns our souls awake with vibrant fear. 

Insistent that my heart has not been breached 
with clueless shadow writhing from tree roots, 
I smile at you with assurance that death 
will snuff out flame of every shining soul 
who shares magnificent humanity 
with stones that meditate eternally. 

Young woman in red skirt with blue head scarf 
gathers saffron crocus blooms of desire 
with hands that know how godless souls are formed 
through secret solace of weird destiny 
we try to sell with compassion to fate 
who laughs through ocean waves of brave contempt. 

Yet vulnerable people the moon conceals 
give each other rides to vast shopping malls 
where tricksters sell homes in the Afterlife, 
but I give Apple of Eris with love 
to the most clever woman in the world 
who slowly turns dial of the universe.