Men Fight Brutal Wars
© Surazeus
2026 04 25

With confidence great as the ocean wave
Sylphus glides among the star-singing trees
to consume apples in ruby-bright cave,
then chats philosophy with honey bees
to understand why men fight brutal wars
which leaves women weeping behind locked doors.

Alert to butterflies that drop steel bombs,
Sylphus shrinks houses to models in crates,
then frolics in meadow with laughing lambs
in clever plan to fool killer robots
who march in crusade under the Red Cross,
enforcing strict rule that Jesus is Boss.

Startled by shriek of the innocent crow,
Sylphus builds safe shelters for refugees
who pray and give thanks to the golden cow
while binding books in empty libraries
to hide from loathing of corporate kings
who want to enslave the princess who sings.

Astride white horse on the wild carousel,
Sylphus leads angels to stop World War Three
when tyrants fight for the Alphabet Well
where serpent runes nominate Liberty
as empress who judges what love is worth
to support United Nations of Earth.

Stopping in the snowless woods before dusk,
Sylphus searches for ghost of Lucifer
who wears my secret face as shaman mask,
and sings on darkest evening of the year
about heroic soul of suffering
that wakes in hearts of every human being.

Amazed at beauty of the mountain lake,
Sylphus plots revolution of the just
because we are no more than cosmic dust
commissioned to expose tales of the fake,
then joins his brothers on the fishing boat
who tease him for his many-colored coat.

Assigned the most difficult task of all,
Sylphus codes social system for the state
organized around the posh shopping mall
because each person chooses their own fate
while stumbling awkwardly on road of life,
learning lessons in overcoming strife.

With arrogance brave as the skittish cat,
Sylphus rules the world in Tower of Eyes
by analyzing facts gathered by spies
who build glass idols of Jehoshaphat
then eat pizza and watch fantasy shows
contrived by wizards of dream studios.

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Orpheus finds his disciple Sylphus working as assistant to Minerva who rules the United Nations of Earth with justice and liberty for all.

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