Then The Prophet Comes
© Surazeus
2026 11 08

Unlicensed by power of the Glow Cloud
to prophesy rise of the Hidden Dragon,
Phoebus declares himself Messiah Sleuth
with insight in the nature of the mind
to organize all people of the land
in new empire of productive success.

Yet people gathered in the city square
cry out with anguish of the hungry soul
for assurance from voice of the Glow Cloud
that the lives they live have not been in vain,
for all we build will crumble into dust
and our souls dissipate in voiceless wind.

Standing alone on the pyramid plat,
too high above the people of the land
to clearly hear the visions of their hopes,
mad Midas screams in rage at little folk
that they should worship him as Golden God,
till they drag him down from his lofty perch.

Lead by Minerva with Longinus Spear,
brave people of the land with hungry hearts
throw mad King Midas on the heap of trash
where he writhes in anguish of his bitter pride,
consumed by flames of greed in hot Sheol
that erases his tyranny from Earth.

The Spirit of the Good Leader, who loves
ambition of the individual soul,
and nurtures innate talents into skills,
migrates from body to body of men
chosen by wise Craftsman of the Blue Sky
to embody leadership of the state.

The Spirit of the Bad Leader, who hates
self-reliance of the individual soul,
and exploits strength of labor to gain wealth,
migrates from body to body of men
chosen by cruel Mimic of the Gold Cave
to embody selfishness of the fool.

Though individual prophets and tyrants,
who appear in endless tides of events
that undulate through history of mankind,
vanish in the progress of life and death,
new prophets and tyrants will always rise
to replay fight of Christ and Anti-Christ.

When the cruel tyrant claws his way up
to reign with hate on Pyramid of Power,
the people tremble in fear from his rage
till spark of hope erupts from oppressed hearts
and fires rebellion against tyranny,
then the prophet comes to build democracy.

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Orpheus sings hymn to the new Messiah Sleuth who approaches through swirling smoke after the fall of the tyrant Midas from his throne of fake gold.

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