Then The Prophet Comes

Then The Prophet Comes
© Surazeus
2026 11 08

Unlicensed by power of the Glow Cloud 
to prophesy rise of the Hidden Dragon, 
Phoebus declares himself Messiah Sleuth 
with insight in the nature of the mind 
to organize all people of the land 
in new empire of productive success. 

Yet people gathered in the city square 
cry out with anguish of the hungry soul 
for assurance from voice of the Glow Cloud 
that the lives they live have not been in vain, 
for all we build will crumble into dust 
and our souls dissipate in voiceless wind. 

Standing alone on the pyramid plat, 
too high above the people of the land 
to clearly hear the visions of their hopes, 
mad Midas screams in rage at little folk 
that they should worship him as Golden God, 
till they drag him down from his lofty perch. 

Lead by Minerva with Longinus Spear, 
brave people of the land with hungry hearts 
throw mad King Midas on the heap of trash 
where he writhes in anguish of his bitter pride, 
consumed by flames of greed in hot Sheol 
that erases his tyranny from Earth. 

The Spirit of the Good Leader, who loves 
ambition of the individual soul, 
and nurtures innate talents into skills, 
migrates from body to body of men 
chosen by wise Craftsman of the Blue Sky 
to embody leadership of the state. 

The Spirit of the Bad Leader, who hates 
self-reliance of the individual soul, 
and exploits strength of labor to gain wealth, 
migrates from body to body of men 
chosen by cruel Mimic of the Gold Cave 
to embody selfishness of the fool. 

Though individual prophets and tyrants, 
who appear in endless tides of events 
that undulate through history of mankind, 
vanish in the progress of life and death, 
new prophets and tyrants will always rise 
to replay fight of Christ and Anti-Christ. 

When the cruel tyrant claws his way up 
to reign with hate on Pyramid of Power, 
the people tremble in fear from his rage 
till spark of hope erupts from oppressed hearts 
and fires rebellion against tyranny, 
then the prophet comes to build democracy.