Unhurried Horror Of Hope
© Surazeus
2025 12 06

Perhaps I shall receive moment of grace
that reconciles assertiveness of faith
with tragic nature of our universe
where people striving to create with love
suffer from disaster, disease, and war,
bodies torn from minds shattered by despair.

When I align instruments of dream sense
in good order through discipline of thought
to arrange weird concepts of mental dance,
I lie on high oriel of desire
beneath obstructing walls of paradise
to sleep with murdered ghosts of my regret.

Despite myopic focus of my mind
on sensuous craquelures of innocence
that fracture classic landscapes of my heart,
I choose to perform florescence of faith
beneath gloom-swirling nimbus of concern
from which sprouts haughtiness of cautious hope.

Based on vital reputation of trust,
constrained by civil privacy of fear,
I excuse schizophrenic ardency
with revelation of sordid mind-chase
that might replace honor of appetites
disremembered by visitors who vote.

Soft hints of potent threats from promised pride
routinely uplift bruised hearts from despair,
brilliant with unhurried horror of hope,
to found global democracy on trust,
except for those blinded by images
of cardboard ghosts in birdhouse by the church.

Yet scarlet flower petal in black hair
of my shy bride reveals her character
of precious attention to chiming prayers
that soothe aching hearts on cold winter nights
with ample whispers of unspoken love
encoded in songs on the radio.

Still trapped in narrow street of broken doors,
down which unwintered winds of magic eyes
could channel progress of still-changing times,
we walk beside ancient river of skulls
to navigate expansive chart of creeds
in frantic passage beyond holy halls.

Wearing black cloak in library of dreams,
Breanna gazes in large crystal ball
to watch first flash of the big bang flare forth
in swirls of galaxies where planets bloom
with organic creatures who strive to grow
as wingless angels who sing memories.

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Orpheus takes his family to celebrate birthday of his son Orion at the restaurant where they eat pad thai noodles, coconut-milk corn, and pandan cake.

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