“Bracing for a Grave”
by Suzán Jiván
Mom& Mom-
Mom Suzán
Bracing
for a grave
and deeply
divisive debate
taking the same
222-year old oath
of impartiality
in the face
of damning reports
while spying on envoys
with detached fascination
embracing midwives
and undertakers
and broken immigration
driven by rage
pelted and praised
families rearranged
in hanging
diptych paintings
on spiral staircases
with latticework faces
of fleshy weight
relishing scars and veins
after getting lacquered
on captioned burlap...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom& Mom-
Mom Suzán
Bracing
for a grave
and deeply
divisive debate
taking the same
222-year old oath
of impartiality
in the face
of damning reports
while spying on envoys
with detached fascination
embracing midwives
and undertakers
and broken immigration
driven by rage
pelted and praised
families rearranged
in hanging
diptych paintings
on spiral staircases
with latticework faces
of fleshy weight
relishing scars and veins
after getting lacquered
on captioned burlap...
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