Neatness Of My Progress
© Surazeus
2025 04 13

Through neatness of my progress to transcend
physical limits this body entails,
I stretch ardent wings of my conscious hope
broad as the sky that protects all living beings
so I can develop my empathy
by imagining your experience.

With neatness of my progress beyond time,
oscillating between opposite poles
of cynical contempt for ideal vision
and trustful regard for reality,
I realign puzzling pieces of truth
in mirror of art that reflects my faith.

From neatness of my progress out of Hell,
which conflates my caution of Wonderland
with willing acceptance of Avalon,
I twist spiral pathway regressively
to catch in net of programmatic code
aggressive passion for unrestrained dance.

For neatness of my progress around Earth
on fluctuating wings through excess faith,
I focus fierce attention my heart needs
on measured phases of evolving growth,
consistent with objectives I append,
to adjust levels of my mental state.

On neatness of my progress to rebuild
quick undulating structures time expands,
I base long-shadowed risk of drifting thoughts
as strict carrier entrusted with fate
that everyone gambles will soon succeed
despite appearance of fragile respect.

Before neatness of my progress attends
unnecessary thoughts fraught with desire,
I ponder why defeat accelerates
transformation of the oneiric mind
to hymn-chanting angel from howling ape
who shushes children with the hiss of snakes.

After neatness of my progress portends
sudden assumption of calm arrogance,
I swerve suddenly sorrowful in silence
to evade arrest by minions of Death
who stalk my journey to the Promised Land
regardless of my weird right to exist.

Over neatness of my progress to live
larger than my ancestors in my brain,
I charge with foolhardy courage of faith
to fight against the tyrant of blind greed
so I can see beauty people possess
with generous respect for differences.

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Orpheus logs neatness of his progress that records his journey of self-discovery while on retreat in sacred desert of New Mexico.

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