Detura
Protection granted
by thousands of benevolent Ancestors
who sweep your path with Birch broom.
Unbreakake shield of Live Oak,
fashioned just for you.
Your whole Self is nourished
with the undeniable truth
that Mama Ocean
braided eternity in your hair;
anointing your blood, and fortifying your bones
with the resilience
of your own Ancestral memories
Seeing so clearly,
through fifteen thousand generations,
the truth
that you could never truly forget.
Remembering everything from before your Human Ancestors
ever had the idea
to separate
Earth from Life, or Humanity from Earth.
Sacred Water,
you are Life, in every sense.
Divinely fruitful marriage of Earth and Sky
Cry for your mother.
Feel that pain deep inside you,
as much as you can possibly take without breaking.
Fully feel every tear.
Falling monsoon Rain.
Salty Oceans who heal and purify.
Amniotic fluid of Earth,
and all of her Creatures.
All along your way,
wherever loose ends, broken strings, or slipknots were left unattended
Cotton, Nettle, and Heather have been spun
to repair your DNA tapestry.
Quilt of loving refuge.
Wrapping all this familial greif
in tears of laughter and homecookin'.
Every dusty corner of your family home
is completely cleansed and fully doused
in floral Water of Achiote
preparerd through generations of celebrations, and survival.
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Also in Poetry
Live Oak
Lupen
They showed me your true face,
and against all odds delivered me
to this
safe
healing
place.
Where I starve you, purge you
like the Soul parasite that you are,
and liberate you forever—> send you up to the stars.
And thank you for the battle,
my unworthy opponent,
for all that you’ve shown me
right up to this moment.
Yellow Corn Pollen
Our deseos will always
be with you,
praying for you
con cada respiro....
trusting that it worked when we
put our prayers in fire ashes,
and the ashes in your umligo.
