Every Soul Who Lived
© Surazeus
2025 11 22

They drift into my hands as flakes of snow,
all the faceless ghosts that wander the world
four hundred million years of flashing faith
who beam from every being who ever lived
since we began to evolve from the sea,
and each soul whispers their tale in my heart.

I write the secret name of each mute ghost
with runes of prophecy in shifting sands
so Fate remembers every soul who lived
though they have vanished into swirling dust
for every atom that composes Earth
once shimmered in the brains of living beings.

Each atom woven in net of my brain
was drop of water falling from the sky
refracting clear immortal light of hope
which energizes battery of my brain
so I sing now with voice of all the dead
who ask me to embody them with pride.

When I see Icarus among the clouds
reaching hopelessly toward the eyeless sun
with longing ache to reach Realm of Ideas
where Loving Craftsman creates conscious souls,
I cheer his flight beyond our changing world
though he falls back to Earth as flakes of snow.

When I see Lucifer in crystal halls
wrestle Jupiter over crown of power
to free humans from tyranny of greed
so we can live through talent of our skill,
I cheer his crusade to charge liberty
though he falls back to Earth as flakes of snow.

When I see Earendel, brightest of Angels,
bring light of wisdom to nations of men
based on justice and liberty for all
then guide mankind with lamp of prophecy,
I cheer his message of democracy
though he falls back to Earth as flakes of snow.

When I see Orpheus emerge from Hell
while strumming lyre of Mercury with faith
to lead ghosts of the dead to paradise
where they haunt me while I wrote poetry,
I cheer his quest to rescue souls from death
though he falls back to Earth as flakes of snow.

When I see Jesus descend from Glow Cloud
on flashing starship of ethereal drives
to nurture spirit of each conscious soul
so they grow to reflect image of God,
I cheer his reign supporting us with love
though he falls back to Earth as flakes of snow.

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Orpheus joins Icarus, Lucifer, Earendel, and Jesus to conduct panel on prophetic poetry at the annual conference for the Academy of Zarathian Poets at the University of Zarathia.

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