Candles Never Snuffed

Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men.

---------------------------/Candles Never Snuffed - Pharaoh's Angst at His Inability to Interpret His Dreams



It doesnt take a lifetime to deduce
that life is rife with the insecurities of those in power
jealousy, tyranny, iniquity and breaches of trust
megalomaniacs within the kingdom and those scaling the city walls
patiently waiting to usurp the throne
that they always believed was theirs, bequeathed by Ra himself
and your platoon of grisly maniacal guards doesn’t provide solace
replete with spears of iron
because your subjects can see the timidity in your eyes
they hear it in the cracking of your voice
when you give national speeches
you act rashly when rendering justice
beheading men at even the intimation of theft
and
this palpable tension ripples throughout the land
you know they know that tariffs aren’t proof of brawn
erecting temples isn’t proof of good favor with the gods
so at night you leave the candles on
you don’t make love to your wife
all you can do is glare at the stars silently
bemoaning your impotence
frustrated at your lack of acumen to find a cure for
this constant internal suffrage; perpetual apprehension
You cant sleep, you’re restless
what does it all mean?
when seven ugly and gaunt cows eat hardy husky ones
on river banks
quickly vanishing
you slowly feel the kingdom slipping through your fingers
or conflate your sanity with your kingdom
they say if you rule well in this life you also shall in the next
you just hope you can live a full life this side of eternity
before it all bottoms out…



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(Genesis 41:1-8) Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good. Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them. And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream. Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.