on wind made of feathers religion undulates
transference from warrior to son shaman to dust vestige of time in a face
orifices coruscate, acumen acumen lost in crowds forgetting
atoms erupt membranes erupt quadrupeds erupt humans erupt soap
plumed serpent born pitted against cattle theft against gluttony against adultery
yesterday’s sins tomorrow’s primetime programming
belief in the Toltec coddled amongst the pyramids, masked
shapes scissor the light pounded volcanic tuft in the city at dawn
earth pounded life pounded breath pounded circles of heritage a place of worship rubble
civilization cast out the Sun’s and Warriors’ revenge to wander east wander home
in blazes, aortic ash floats to reign, canvassed
by morning and bids hydrogen-helium conglomerates to early sleep
imposters feed legacy drips earthly predecessor gallants
entourages to their knees with stalks of corn and Choc-mool
a calf’s head slab, bones still crackling in fire a thousand years crackling
in absence still waiting peoples bloat spilling over
worship molds to chant molds to hushed voices molds to legend
earth dries in Sun’s nourishment roots shallow in concrete
on the eastern side, Tula’s stone army shadows the western horizons of skyscrapers,
homeless puddles, and tarnished AK-47 shells inside out homogeneity
in the reeds, Tollán whispers
Felicia Zamora is an academic advisor in the College of Business at Colorado State University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a minor in English from Iowa State University in 2001 |