This Makes up the Sky: Just Above the Surface

Just Above the Surface

by Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl

When he looks up to the heavens,
he dreams of wet dreams,

como buen mexicano,
living in a state of ensoñanción.

His feet firmly fixed upon Mother Earth.
His head lightly floats among the clouds.

Whispers of mist and lust lick his earlobes.
La neblina kneads his eyes, and they slowly rise

while Meztli kisses his lips,
sending him off, como masa al fuego.

Just above the surface of Tlalticpac
lies the prominence of Tlazoteotl.

She swallows him whole during the Ochpaniztli,
purifying him with the ritual of the temazcal.

Ehecatl blows a gentle breeze,
waking the dreamer from his sleep.

Tlaloc seals the deal with droplets of delirium
as the man reverts into the world of the mundane.

Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl is a multilingual and multidimensional spoken word poetiza and seasoned language arts educator with a B.A. in English and M.Ed. in Cross-Cultural Teaching who has been published online and in print on both sides of the US-Mexico border and Brazil. Diosa X is the author of six poetry collections, with more still to come. Learn more about her at www.diosax.net