Improve Portrait Of God
© Surazeus
2025 03 11

When I stumble in the watershed days,
struggling to survive gushing flood of change,
I realize with wry laugh of aching hope
that I failed to improve portrait of God
based on performance of powerful men
who scramble to top of the pyramid.

Now that my body, fragile is it is,
channels psychic energy of fierce hope
to live in harmony with fertile Earth,
men who rule vast corporations as kings
exploit intense labor of our grasping hands
to build empire of control over lands.

We hide grim stories of our suffering
in snarky television sitcom shows
or melancholy radio songs of hope
which distract our attention of despair
when billionaires steal our government funds
so they can enslave us in factories.

Sisyphus leans against his rolling stone,
exhausted from endless routine of work,
and grumbles to workers sitting around
that the wealth our hands generate from dirt
rewards rich managers in golden towers
while we watch football and drink numbing beer.

When gang of government agents appears
all the workers stare in startled surprise
as they arrest Sisyphus with handcuffs
and charge him with treason against the state
for criticizing Great Leader of Earth
with disloyal hate that must be suppressed.

Chaining his hands to the huge rolling stone,
Pluto snaps long whip of obedience
so Sisyphus pushes huge stone of his heart
to the top of the pyramid of power
where Midas mocks his honest diligence,
then kicks the stone to roll back down the hill.

I will remain in hollow of my heart
sophisticated person strong with faith
who loves this country with loyal respect,
rooted in traditions of liberty,
so I choose to remain humble and sane
though thieves seize control of our government.

Though weight of history is crushing my heart
I cannot hesitate with cautious hope
to oppose cruel dictatorship of greed
with passion for justice and liberty
as engine that runs our democracy
when we work to improve portrait of God.

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Orpheus helps Sisyphus rise back to his feet, and leads thousands in helping him roll the stone to the top of the pyramid where they throw Midas from throne of power.

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