Quetzalcoatl

n.Quetzalcoatl plumed snake: elegancein the sun’s gold. Quetzalcoatl slithersand spine. Human sacrifice, a heartheld with one hand and lifted upward.In cupped hands, I offer the remainingsemen. You swat my hand and tell me,“I’m not about to eat your dead babies.”Oh, blue eyes, if you only understoodwhat the eagle perched on the cactusmeant—or why it’s eating a snake.Quetzalcoatl rising star of the East. Deityof creation. Christ framed in serpentand gems. In the Zócalo, I see men invokingthe sun with sage. In the same fashion,I pull you towards me and blowcigarette smoke—you choke. This is mycollection of fake gems, this is me not caringfor where the accent goes. Quetzalcoatlmyth and deliver. Quetzalcoatl birdman and snake.