“Going Awry”
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Going awry
racing against time
like climate crises’ deadlines
by the smart and the polite
having proposed ceasefires
in wildfires while peeking
from beneath asbestos shrouds of secrecy
concealed in measured agreements
seeking cool-headed peace
no fuss no flash
yet hurting our chances to embattled
CO2 dismantlements well afterwards
lined in white flags
minus their stars and their stripes
with temperatures on the rise
non-disclosures filed
heated rivals threatening Fahrenheit
violence science access denied
in once-upon-a-time
fairy-tale storylines on a glaring Black Friday ...
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Going awry
racing against time
like climate crises’ deadlines
by the smart and the polite
having proposed ceasefires
in wildfires while peeking
from beneath asbestos shrouds of secrecy
concealed in measured agreements
seeking cool-headed peace
no fuss no flash
yet hurting our chances to embattled
CO2 dismantlements well afterwards
lined in white flags
minus their stars and their stripes
with temperatures on the rise
non-disclosures filed
heated rivals threatening Fahrenheit
violence science access denied
in once-upon-a-time
fairy-tale storylines on a glaring Black Friday ...
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