If Quetzalcoatl Was Raised A Mujer

Quetzalcoatl (/ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl/) (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a male deity in Aztec culture and literature.

No history books can tell you, 

The tea I’ll spill today.

Truth is, the chaotic Aztec god,

Quetzalcoatl, often wondered.

“It’s my destiny to heal. Yet 

Five times all I bring is war. 

What if los dioses? ¿La Sociedad?

Instead raised me as a mujer?

Maybe if I was raised a woman,

Instead of assuming the right to

Birth humanity. Creation.

I could have paused. Pondered.

Maybe if I was raised a woman,

Instead of turning brother into a jaguar 

–HE MADE ME ANGRY!– 

I could have asked how he was feeling. 

Offered wine first. A conversation.  

Maybe if I was raised a woman,

Instead of returning five times to Earth

Waging war on my creations,

I could have first tried therapy.

Maybe if I was raised a woman,

Instead of demanding human sacrifices,

I could have asked politely for cake.

Fruits. Flowers. Anything else really!

Maybe if I was raised a woman,

Instead of excusing my drunkenness

Behind the vanity of my male strength,

I could have admitted addiction is not strength. 

Honestly! Maybe if I was a woman,

Instead of getting exiled, causing my undoing,

I could have taken responsibility for

My privilege. ¡Gracias, patriarcado!”

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