An Unsung Ode to Selena Quintanilla-Perez, An unapologetic celebration of Selena from an alternate space; a cloistered garden where silences have talismanic powers to heal โ CRX. I have pondered the death of Selena in the listless hours between remembrance and oblivion and come to the conclusion โ the inescapable conclusion โ that Selena will live forever because she represented something in all of us that did not die in the weening hours of March 31st, Beyond skepticism, beyond cynicism, Selena was the incarnation of goodness That lives, moves and has its being amongst men; The every-woman with the heart of gold Who refused to see evil until the very end.
She will live forever because she represented the joy of youth that gives without stinting:. And when she cried She cried harder Than anyone I knew. Throughout her life she sought happiness And ways to spread it, and reveled in both.
It was never about the music, but life Unencumbered by the trappings of fame and fortune. But WERE there moments of shadow and doubt, Quiet interludes of fear and trepidation Twixt the montage of a woman-child having a ball. Her favorite flower was white. Framed by silk and a singular curl, here she lies, As beautifully regal in death as she was in life, Up on this paneled dais in surreal estate; Intimations of Aztec royalty unsung The same that came and left us in the Spring.
Beyond wishing, her soul rests Within and without like a garden: Vital, Verdant And ethereal; The embodiment of that which remains Long after time and circumstance Has swept away the engrams of sorrow and regret, For in the larger scheme of things This too shall pass. The now iconic image of Selena taken by Mr. The bouquet of flowers had just been given to her following an educational presentation at the Cunningham Middle School in Corpus Christi, TX. Pass when Selena is born again As she already has With a bouquet and a smile that will now remain forever young.
There is nothing new about vagaries of fate From Hotel Rwanda to the Brandenburg gate. Here she stands in muted tones of bronze and a storied laurel. The greened bronze belies the moment, but we are here to bear witness:. We go back but return to celebrate the living, Because that is what Selena did โฆ with her song.
