Fragile Flame Of Dreams
© Surazeus
2026 02 18

Guided safely by fragile flame of dreams,
I wander blithely endless maze of myths,
stopping to chat with idols of dead gods
as I enquire about their social lives
when we share drinks and contemplate the world,
then I continue on my merry way.

Awake from play in fragile flame of dreams,
I walk pathway along the grassy hill
where children of the stars play hide and seek
then run inside the seven-gabled house
to eat chocolate cake and watch fun cartoons
while children in distant lands flee from bombs.

Surprised by light from fragile flame of dreams,
I gaze at tattered Wings of Icarus
mounted within glass case near Crown of Thorns
inside Museum of the Fallen God,
but the guard dressed in clean uniform glares
when I attempt to sneak a photograph.

Amused by glow from fragile flame of dreams,
I ask Apollo if he understands
true nature of the graceful laurel tree,
but he just strums guitar with angry glare
and howls with hippie voice of psychic angst
against the empire war-machine of fear.

Confused by flash from fragile flame of dreams,
I ask Beethoven how to play the lyre
with stark electric anguish of true love
for noble-hearted Brunhild with star eyes
who hurls sharp spear of generosity
at King Midas to save humanity.

Inspired by hum from fragile flame of dreams,
I chant, "Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus,"
while floating high on television tube
that beams my body through the multiverse,
incarnate as Avalokitesvara
with hundred billion eyes of god-star brains.

Reborn through egg in fragile flame of dreams,
I retrieve Apple of Eris with hope
of romance with wise goddess of the Earth,
then stand before Saraswati, Kwan Yin,
and Athena, contemplating which queen
to offer rich fruit of my loyal heart.

Destroyed by blast from fragile flame of dreams,
I kneel in grand cathedral bombed to ruin,
and grasp at shattered fragments of world view
assembled by ancient philosophers,
then design new Temple of Global Truth
that merges all religions in one faith.

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Orpheus smiles with admiration as Avalokitesvara explains how they are descended from Apollo and Ishtar.

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