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.