Blinded By Star Words
Blinded By Star Words
© Surazeus
2026 10 03
Blinded by star words of exploding thoughts,
Citlali washes her face in the lake
till all the tears of suffering women flush
her wounded heart clean of observed despair,
then she tends garden of electric corn
while children play within scope of her eyes.
Cupping her hands with soft voice of the wind,
Citlali scoops water from the silver lake
that reflects peak of snowy Tlaloc Mountain
where her grandmother dwells in secret cave
to commune with soul of the serpent god
who speaks through song of rivers in the woods.
Amazed at glory of eye-blinking stars
that sprinkle fairy dust in human hearts,
Citlali twirls slowly with graceful calm
despite aggressive passion of her heart
that urges her to rise above this world
and float with ecstasy of butterflies.
Singing with exquisite respect for light,
Citlali bakes Tlaxcalli corn flatbread
on clay griddle comal with quick hands
then rolls them thick with mushrooms, squash, and beans,
seasoned with peppers, tomatoes, and herbs,
which people eat as raindrops flash from leaves.
When great horned owl with glowing golden eyes
appears from Mictlan with message of hope,
Citlali walks along the mountain path
till she finds young man tending cacao tree,
so Tecolotl smiles and gives her cup
filled with hot xocolatl beverage.
Sipping the bitter sorrow of this world,
sweetened with chili and vanilla juice,
Citlali ponders nature of the stars,
and asks Tecolotl with inquiring voice
if he thinks stars might be souls of the dead
who watch us live with synergy of love.
From swirling fog after wild gush of rain
Coatl leaps and grabs her by the arm,
demanding that she bear child of his soul,
but Citlali tries to escape his grip,
so he pushes her down, flat on her back,
till Tecolotl stabs him with sharp spear.
Suckling daughter she bears with Tecolotl,
Citlali smiles about his flustered shyness,
then explains she names their new child Meztli,
for she is offspring of the humble owl,
so he makes faces, causing her to laugh
as moon girl reaches out her tiny hands.
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Orpheus follows enchanting song to find young woman Meztli in long skirt of flowers singing as she dances on shores of Lake Texcoco where grasshoppers play.
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