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THE DAUGHTERS OF THE THIRTEENTH MOON
The daughters
of the 13th moon
lie battered
in the women's prison
in Nayarit.
As their blood
seeps into the floor,
the stones come alive,
spreading over scarred backs,
molding to them . .
turtle women
walk south
through gates
and checkpoints
unseen
until they come
into the Zocalo
and their shells fall away
becoming cauldrons
boiling water
for the mountains
giving birth
to the sun.
Oaxaca de Juarez
12/8/06
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