The Truth Is Blue

I was a baby
Brand new
Goddess
Bright light
Couldn’t see her face

She touched my lips

Blue marble in my mouth

Lifted my chin

I swallowed it
I blinked into focus
I blinked into blue
I finally understood

She was me / I was her

I saw her mouth move I heard my voice

“Wake Up”
We spoke in unison

Seis

Con mi familia
Cross into Mexico

Destruction

Apocalypse

Giant screen in the sky
Papa spoke
Hemos perdido la humanidad

They all turn to me
Fear in their eyes
Fingers point to my feet
A snake cut into six pieces

Writhing
I tried to hide my shame

La Llave Del Cielo

Flying above
En la casa de Monterrey

Watched Papy Chuy

Grabs his chest
His heart
I see everything
He is in the hospital

Heart stops
I scream

They can see me now
I fall from the Heavens

Juntos

This world is crumbling

I am me, but not myself

They are trying to kill us

In my hands

Two embryos

Mine

We are the last

Calle Galaxia

I am a child

La casa en Brownsville

I can’t find my family

The blades of grass cut my feet

I am bleeding

My path is blocked

Rabbit

Scorpion

Spider

They tell me I must choose

Pick destiny

Mind chooses Rabbit

Heart picks up Spider

He dicho

El Reloj

Papa is finally home

I touched his face

“No entiendo, ya no vives aqui’

He laughs

Kiss on the cheek

In the corner a man

Not human

No face

Wears only a gold watch

He taps it three times

Papa smiles

I see the sadness inside

Papa and La Muerte stand up

They walk through the threshold

I run after

Papa se fue

I Am My Mother

My mother’s hips

Strong and wide

I crawl towards her

She turns to pick me up

On her body, my face

I cradle myself

We are safe in her arms

Sightseers

Sleep paralysis

Six ancient beings surround me

Whispering

Pointing

They do not scare me

They can not touch me

I cannot move

I am afraid

I dig my fingernails in my palms

Wake up with cuts

No

Sitting in the branches

Tree of life

Six snakes surround me

One is translucent

Yellow eyes

He wraps around me

I cannot breathe

I am happy

Zahra screams

Spell is broken

I am afraid

I am suffocating

I take her hand

Help me

Luz

My eyes are closed

I am blinded by the light

Floating orb

Heat on my face

Absorbs me

I am afraid

“Where do you come from?”

I ask

“Are you of God?”

Silence

“If you are not, leave in peace”

It fades

I am awake

50 Cuts

With my family

In Mexico, a plaza

Curandera in her tent

She calls me

Points to my heart

"Todo tiene que salir"

I nod

I must purge

She cuts me 50 times

I bleed into two silver bowls

My family watches

I am clean