La Veo

Was it a hallucination,

or did a god really call my name?

From the deep night

I was awoken by the roar of Coatlicue.

Her glowing yellow eyes burrowed

into my mine, igniting my mind.

The brown scales of her serpentine heads

glistened, slithering through

my quiet thoughts.

My fear made my head turn from her,

afraid of possible sacrifices asked of me.

She drew closer,

muttering in a language my mouth was meant to taste.

What warnings were whispered into my mortal ears?

What teachings did I miss?

Still, she is calling, and I don’t know how to answer.

For now, I light candles

and speak to shadows, hoping it is her.

I need this more now than I ever have.

I am lost in the blur between this world

and theirs.

Hungry to know everything

that was once lost.

by Christiane Williams-Vigil

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