teeth [after shellyne's 'deity']

Shellyne Rodriguez,

Deity (in the spirit of the Garbage offensive), 2015

I drive my teeth toward you

haul them across the hallowed lands

you seek to conquer

with a Force brimming with the spirits of

millions beyond me

emerging from the depths of the sea,

from the veil of the mount.

Rooted in the tender snare of the manglar

I face my mother, the sea

and decry to the world/s

your silencing.

Regenerated by my ancestors,

100 azabaches shroud me in protection,

I am not alone

and we are not afraid.