Born Geography By Odilia Galván Rodríguez

today I give thanks
for what has not been taken
the soul of my people

there are no borders
we can not be divided
from land that birthed us

part of the great life web
spat from her red womb
our earth mother

blue and red bled
fire-fed by hopelessness
landslide of desires

your voice in the wind
finds me far away from home
whirls around my heart