Incarnation Of Saint Michael
© Surazeus
2026 06 14

The narrow dusty road across bleak plain,
that takes me past wind-weathered hills of hope,
seems to extend forever to the sky,
but I know somewhere far beyond despair
stands shining temple of wise Jupiter
who hosts grand banquets for lost travelers.

But by the time I arrive at his hall
ten thousand years of reckless social change
have transformed villages of hungry farmers
to vast metropolitan maze of streets
so piston-engine cars glide past glass towers
where Jupiter reigns as bank president.

The silver airplane Daedalus designed,
which Icarus pilots with focused faith,
zooms swiftly far in high celestial realm
so wingless angels manage world affairs
in global council of state ministers
where Jupiter presides with wise insight.

Peter chuckles at vision of the world
that Michael proffers with clever grin
where mythic spirits of conceptual gods
provide vigor of ideal characters
as psychic force of social energy
which incarnate in normal mortal men.

Consider how mythic tag of our name
acts as key to initiate psychic force
of social role performed in state of grace
by that original person whose mind
may exercise broad visionary scope
through our contemporary mental form.

That first Michael, human who bore my name,
now sanctified as archangel whose soul
exerted deeds of duty to assert
central authority of Jupiter,
whose name signifies Jehovah Pater,
has become glamorous ideal of the hero.

By assigning name of that great archangel,
Michael who slays dragon of the cruel tyrant,
whose devilish spirit possesses men
each generation with ambition to rule
with greed, exploiting human slaves for wealth,
my mother hopes I will act with his spirit.

Therefore, it is my duty in this life,
as mortal incarnation of Saint Michael,
to save America from tyranny,
but how I shall perform this sacred role
has yet to manifest, so I employ
patience to act well when the time is right.

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Orpheus stares at broken lyre of Mercury while Daedalus, in his workshop along the busy street of Heaven, works to repair his instrument of prophecy.

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