Itzpapalotl
By Odilia Galván Rodríguez
for my mother and all the mothers
butterfly warrior woman
you were forged in fire
fierce in your desire
to transform yourself and
your world
from the red-orange flames
to birth and inspire
new nations without borders
Oh precious star
your beauty does not blind me
nor do the tongues of your flames
I am not frightened
to walk into your embrace
you Obsidian Flower
who like the sharpest knife
cuts through all the lies and
shapeshifts tomorrows
Copyright © 2018 Odilia Galván Rodríguez. All Rights Reserved.
Itzpapalotl ~ The Obsidian Knife Butterfly
art ©Richard Balthazar: https://richardbalthazar.com/art/aztec-images/gods/itzpapalotl-obsidian-butterfly-goddess-of-the-stars/
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