Coyote

--Harry Fonseca 

Some say that Coyote first appeared on a raft

That Coyote created the world

That Coyote is very old the first one

That Coyote put the stars in the universe

That Coyote fucked up the planets

That Coyote is the giver and taker of life

That Coyote stole fire for the people

That Coyote can change the seasons.

II

Some say that Coyote dances in a feather cape trimmed with flicker quills

That Coyote plays a flute and is the best dancer around

That Coyote has more clamshell and magnesite beads than you can imagine

That Coyote can make redbud burst into bloom by staring at it

That Coyote wanted to be a falling leaf and tried it

That Coyote was looking for figs and followed a male

That Coyote is a poet

That Coyote is a fool

III

Some say that Coyote is on the streets and in the alleys

That Coyote lives in L.A. and San Francisco and eats out of garbage cans

That Coyote talks to his asshole and usually takes its advice

That Coyote howls at the moon because it never stays the same

That Coyote doesn’t like change

That Coyote is change

IV

Some say that Coyote wears a black leather jacket and hightop tennis shoes

That Coyote thinks that Rose is a good singer

That Coyote eats frybread peanut butter and jelly

That Coyote will use you if you don’t watch out

That Coyote will teach you if you let him

That Coyote is very young the new one

That Coyote is a survivor

Some say Coyote is a myth

Some say Coyote is real

I say Coyote is

I say Coyote

I say Coyote