In the Faith That Looks Through Death
Infinitude precedes us Site of our ancient forbearers Heart of ocean, heart of sky Latent spirits at the source Of our place in the shadows From the darkness that envelops The liminal emerged From the penumbra A dominion between worlds Dual paradigm of our existence Umbral progenitors Vucub Caquix has deceived you Clutching our tongues in its talons A tired moon An aimless sun Became the harbingers of our decay Encroached upon by the morning light Our memory recedes Our place in the shadows fades A dream surrenders to the waking mind Primordial mother Giver of breath, Giver of heart Ixchel We entreat you
Submitted by Grave666 — Aug 14, 2026
The poets tell how Villa fell A man of immortal fame Seven leagues of polished steel For land and liberty With skin like iron To gamble and triumph Nowhere and everywhere Seated in the chair At the cannon's foot To expel the invader Climbing hills, crossing mountains For homeland and honor The beast uncaged The reigns strained The tiger dispatched The dominos fall Adiós torres de Chihuahua Adiós torres de cantera Ya vino Francisco Villa A quitarnos la frontera
Submitted by Grave666 — Aug 14, 2026
Then began their reign Then began their rule Poised upon the precipice Willingly into the well of sacrifice Returned from sacred cenote From death To declare the prophecy To rule That which came was a drought Hoofs of the animals burned Seashore burned A sea of misery So it was said on high The face of the sun was eaten Darkened Extinguished Black So it was said
Submitted by Grave666 — Aug 14, 2026
When the sun died I went to heaven And spoke to God He commanded we love one another Forbade quarrels, thieves, and liars He gave me this dance A dance for my people The ancestors will return All evil is washed away Renewed Earth Unmolested by the plough Wisdom in dreams Freedom in soil In the homes of our fathers In the bosom of our mother Dance a new world into being Keep dancing We shall live We shall live again
Submitted by Grave666 — Aug 14, 2026