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Excerpt from “Water es Vida”

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he who controls the water
enslaves the world
she who pollutes the water
destroys herself
he who puts a price on the water
steals from his mother’s womb
la madre misma
will curse your
fluoride fortune &
fountains of filth
because el agua
no se vende
the precious resource
is free &
when contained
will dry up in your mouth
slip through your hands
& flow back to its
place of origin
like these words
water will flow
free forever
flow forever
flow free
Water es vida
I take mine
pure & unrefined
you should too
From the book Codeswitch: Fires From Mi Corazon by Iris De Anda

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