Poet Queen

She rises above San Antonio

in front of Chamaco’s face

her roles

cover all the bases

from catholic school girl

to pachuca to madre

an example

to all

her words curl up

on the street

like a homeless dog

her words

exit the bakery

with a viejita

holding the bag

of truth

her words 

are breathless jaguars

in the hills

north of San Antonio

she’s a feathered serpent

storming the Alamo

her words

become palabras in the river