Broken Lyre Of Mercury
© Surazeus
2026 01 10

His soul lies wounded on the treeless plain
beneath silver shimmer of boundless sky
where one lone airplane on thin angel wings
glides silently beyond eternity,
so he reaches out his pain-twisted arm
to touch soft nothingness with gentle thought.

Clutching broken lyre to his bleeding heart,
fractured turtle shell with splintered deer horns,
Mercury laughs at strange absurdity
that constitutes frantic drama of life
when men assert their vain authority
by beating people on the head with sticks.

Crawling on hands and knees, bruised by false hope,
Mercury slouches on shore of Star Lake
and casts line with hook on the fishing rod
to snag the wriggling demon of the deep,
then roasts it on crackling flames of desire
and eats sizzling white meat with hungry hope.

Ragged rain clouds blown across purple sky
writhe bright orange in flames of anxiety
to cast weird glow on jagged mountain peaks
in tune with eerie howl of ghostly wolves
that seep into hollowness of his heart
at peaceful solitude of nevermore.

Expressing fierce concern of bitter angst
through wistful melody of wavering notes,
star-wounded Mercury wails worldless hymn
that gleams in subtle synchronicity
with wildly flickering beams on restless waves
which pierce his heart with wisdom of respect.

Startled at sudden flash of angry light
on sharp blade of the sword aimed at his breast,
Mercury shields his heart with turtle shell
that he had fashioned into tuneful lyre
so sharp blade of hate cracks lyre shell in half,
causing Ares to stumble on his face.

Crushing skull of the war god with sharp rock,
Mercury defends his life from attack
to preserve frail flesh of his soul with faith,
then clutches broken lyre close to his heart
and sings lamentation of honest pain
at loss of his soul-healing instrument.

While climbing narrow trail in pine-rugged hills
where Mount Takoma gleams with holy light,
I find lost broken lyre of Mercury,
so I tune strings of dream anxiety
and journey far from sea to shining sea
to sing world epic of philosophers.

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Orpheus plays lyre of Mercury as he hitchhikes across America, singing on the street tales of heroes who oppose tyranny of greedy oligarchs.

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