Virtual World Of Faith
© Surazeus
2025 09 05

Startled by laughter of the river stone,
Orpheus looks up at the fractured sky
and ponders why men grasp for social power
to enforce illusion of their vain beliefs
so other people obey their commands
till we all crumble into wind-blown sand.

Eating gingerbread cookie with big eyes,
Orpheus climbs holy mountain that gleams
gold from arrogant rays of stark sunlight
which illustrates meaninglessness of life,
and gazes at peak of Yosemite
that reflects ancient beauty of this world.

If it were so easy to reprogram
eccentric spirit of the holy ghost,
I would eat the terrible dread of hope
that fuels assertive project of my heart
to map complete history of human tribes
fighting each other for whose god is real.

Poisoned stone of compassion in my heart
tricks me into singing the morning song
that guides our journey to the Promised Land
till we get lost somewhere along the way
and spend the next thousand years of regret
expanding our village into an empire.

Rehearsing to perform my tragic role
on stage of wisdom in the temple hall,
I plan each clever quip and snarky spell,
but all that affectation falls away
when I take off the false mask of my soul,
and play the person hidden in my heart.

Twisted by sorrow of losing to death
precious people of my fierce family,
I walk the entire length of the Great Wall
till I arrive at other side of Earth
where my eyes are shining in the huge cave
glistening with visions of global peace.

Sweet fragrance from the moon of naked words
swirls in gold clouds over pine-bristling hills
that veils the endless city of glass towers
where millions of people in secret rooms
interact as personalized avatars
forever young in virtual world of faith.

Amazed when thousands of people appear
with real human faces and public names,
Orpheus strums the lyre of Mercury
and sings bold epic of philosophers
recounting growth of academia
which energizes world democracy.

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Orpheus walks home after the concert and slouches on the couch to watch historical dramas that explore the tragedy of political power.

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