Signs Of The Times
© Surazeus
2026 03 19

Thrashing in terror of his inner ghoul,
King Midas hurtles thunderbolts of Zeus
to blast safe temple of Persepolis
where Anahita shelters girls from hate
till Mithra is gored by the frantic bull,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Weeping that his daughter Atusa dies
after missile blasts school where she reads poems,
Kaveh the Blacksmith leads people of Arya
to defend their homeland against drunk Thor
who stumbles around with Hammer of War,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Startled from slumber in his lion cave
by missiles blasting gardens into wastelands,
Zurvan stands on smoking Mount Damavand
and hurls missiles back at den of Midas
who begs for help to fight his futile war,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Shocked that Zeus tries to steal oil wells of Persia,
Achilles rallies Myrmidons from farms
and leads them to defend Thermopylae,
but falls asleep when Circe gives him wine
while sirens sing about his global fame,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Strumming Lyre of Mercury with grief,
Phoebus laments fall of America
that Gabriel and Icarus get shot
by Goliath and Grendel wearing masks
who lock them in vast concentration camp,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

After Galahad finds the sacred key
to unlock Castle of Maidens with faith,
he frees Minerva from dark prison cell
who bears bright Torch of Liberty to write
names of war refugees in Book of Truth,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Appointed by Minerva with gold wand,
Arthur and Hamlet lead army of farmers
to arrest King Midas, gone mad with power,
who runs with Nebuchadnezzar and Lear
through storm of delusions to escape Justice,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

Howling in rage at nations of the world
that no one accepts him as King of Earth,
King Midas wanders lost in maze of myths,
stuck in hell loop of his arrogant greed,
till Pandora locks him in Box of Fate,
when Sibyl chronicles signs of the times.

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Orpheus publishes series of encyclopedias which Sibyl writes that chronicle signs of the times when Jesus and Satan again fight to rule the Earth.

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