New Empire Of The Free
© Surazeus
2026 05 01

Now that I dwell on Fractured Rainbow Lane
far from the center of commercial gain,
I spend all day contemplating design
for excavating concepts from deep mine
that sprout soul-beaming mushrooms in my brain
before Saturnus is forced to resign.

Stuck in Quail Hollow with Alphabet Wolf,
I dream of my childhood with Beowulf
who taught me how to soften wood with steam
to build ships for his dragon-hunting team,
then we sail on vacation to Zar Gulf
to search for hungry shark of self-esteem.

Each time she calls me on the telephone,
Minerva asks to use my Rolling Stone
to smash false idol of the tyrant king
who arrests anyone who dares to sing,
but when she decides to hire my Soul Clone
I hide through Invisibility Ring.

Appalled by interrogation techniques,
librarians employ to extract from freaks
misattributed morals of strange tales,
I map tangled webs of religious trails
that always lead me up to sky-bright peaks
which might explain why Cronus always fails.

Entranced by uncanny tune of the skylark
that echoes hypnotic tones in the ark,
I develop with care time-honored ruse
to protect integrity of my wise Muse
who fries burgers for picnic in the park
while Artemis presents the evening news.

Inspired by noble stance that Remus takes
allowing everyone to fish hill lakes,
I follow him to oppose Romulus
who chains and forces honest Sisyphus
to build Temple of Jupiter with rakes
who will only obey brave Tantalus.

Spirit of Roma still shines in my heart
ages after her empire fell apart,
so I build temple home on river shore
to shelter my family forever more,
yet they sell apples from the four-wheeled cart
while I play lyre and sing forgotten lore.

Our noble way of life has disappeared
just like my father Tiresias feared,
so we journey west across the wild sea
to establish new empire of the free,
but our old world view keeps getting more weird
so I hang out in sprawling Knowledge Tree.

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