Mirror Of Forgotten Masks
© Surazeus
2026 06 07

Happy in mundane failure of my life
to play grand role on stage of history,
safe from glaring spotlight of random fame,
I gaze in mirror of forgotten masks
where faces of my ancestors combine
whole shadow of my soul that glows awake.

Calm in acceptance of my mundane life
where I carve prophecies on river stones
recording who gets cursed by random fame,
I float in mirror of forgotten masks
as eight billion humans with dreaming brains
who enter contest over who plays god.

Surprised by joy that fountains from my heart
as surreal vision flashing through my brain
detailing how to evade random fame,
I leap through mirror of forgotten masks
to navigate combat zone of thought mines
that could explode at misstep of each choice.

Entranced by beauty of my Mountain Muse
who gives me crystal sphere of timeless truth
that maps path I take beyond random fame,
I swim in mirror of forgotten masks
with time-animated globe of world history
evolving from shy fish to singing god.

Inspired by wisdom of my Honest Spouse
who tends Garden of Eden with crafty hands
so Tree of Knowledge blooms with random fame,
I rise from mirror of forgotten masks
to build castle of faith on hill of beasts
where angels sing in choir of tragic loss.

Nourished by healing fruit of the Dream Tree
which sprouts from rotten corpse of Jupiter
to translate selfless love from random fame,
I bloom from mirror of forgotten masks
to drive my car to work at flash of dawn
where I map features of our cluttered world.

Crazy with passion to understand why
our bodies of genetic coils are formed
from atoms swerving against random fame,
I soar through mirror of forgotten masks
on wings of Icarus designed by hope
till I build Heaven in Hell where I fall.

Amused by complex political games
ambitious tyrants, driving blind by lust,
play to gamble so they win random fame,
I polish mirror of forgotten masks
so people visiting the Oracle
may see dire consequence of every choice.

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Orpheus repairs fractured mirror of forgotten masks so each person who visits the Oracle may perceive the future based on choices they are making now so they can change their fate.

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