Become The Faceless Sky
Become The Faceless Sky
© Surazeus
2026 09 07
Blank sky reflects face of eternity
which my brain conjures from weird memory
to project complex vision of itself
at wholesome roundness of the universe
which mirrors what I think about myself,
so I see beauty shine in every soul.
Young shepherd who guides sheep on narrow path
through rock-strewn wasteland of hungry despair
to grass-lush meadow on high mountain slope
where sparkling river flows from glacier snow
which mirrors face of stranger in my mind,
I name each beautiful spirit I see.
When giant one-eyed man in bear-fur cape
attempts to steal sheep of my mountain flock,
I set smooth river stone in leather strip,
twirl courage high around my head with hope,
then sling authority of legal right
that cracks his skull and knocks him to the ground.
Gripping sharp sword he forged from meteor stone,
when he beat it in cave of shadow flames,
I hack off his head to free our fertile land
from oppressive greed of his grasping hand,
then stand on flat-top pyramid of speech
to show the world my victory over hate.
Crowned by Ishtar new king to reign as judge,
I sit on flat-top pyramid of speech
and render judgement of authority
with fair equality of social rules
when I adjudicate conflicts to rein
aggressive passion of the human will.
To stabilize affairs of our shared state,
ensuring legacy of my fair rule,
I choose wise woman with insightful eyes
who bears from holy spirit of my mind
three sons with eyes that comprehend the truth,
but they kill each other to take my crown.
Setting jeweled crown on the judgment seat,
I desert flat-top pyramid of speech
and wander back to grass-lush mountain slope
where wind in leaves of pines whisper my name,
so I lie by sparkling river of time
and gaze at blank face of eternity.
When Ishtar finds me on the mountain slope,
she reminds me that she crowned me as judge
to maintain balance of social affairs,
but I explain my time to reign as gone,
so she holds my hand till glimmer of dawn,
then leaves me to become the faceless sky.
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