Read Books Backwards
© Surazeus
2026 02 10

Ability to regulate despair
by singing hymns my flashing brain designs
provides foundation for excessive thought
based on how I take responsibility
by beaming radiant passion of my being
to nurture spirit of my loving spouse.

Though I transcend state of oblivion
by striding forth with comic seriousness,
sharp sword of ice-bitter wind penetrates
wounded shield of my heart with obvious truth
that I am fragile human stumbling lost
through endless maze of myths that is our world.

Aware of mute mephitic melancholy
that poisons my heart with obnoxious faith,
I read books backwards to misunderstand
how humans hide weaknesses of their souls
with frantic performance of sudden joy
to misdirect attention of false friends.

Wind blows snow off peak of the distant hill
as I trudge slowly across sparkling field
white is page of the book where I write spells
to understand language of power lines
that translate whisper of snow in sunlight
to heart-breaking songs of romantic loss.

I shall change my secret professor name
to Robin Arthazar of Oregon
for I twang lyre of Mercury with sass
to challenge gods of Academia
who study how I run red light of fate
and almost crash into the chariot.

Propensity to master artistry,
involving dexterous skill of aptitude,
traps my attentive mind of star-chess moves
in childish game of chase the faceless ghost,
so I must temper adroitness of faith
with honest prowess involving dead crows.

Weird expertise for drawing network dreams
provides resource of brilliant cleverness
for how I organize masks of dead gods
on white museum wall of diffidence
with self-effacing passion to secure
key to salvation for creating truth.

Capacity to gather gems of truth
provides foundation of marmoreal words
for me to reassemble frame of mind
in global puzzle of new paradigm
I weave in tapestry of social heroes
imprisoned in procedure of concern.

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Orpheus attends lecture series by Professor Robin Arthazar at the University of Zarathia who discusses the role of the critic in the nurture of artists who create beauty from truth.

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