“Something Close” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Something Close”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Something close
to unthinkable
paranoia and secrecy
walls rising
drinking bootlegged
iced coffee
while under quarantine
in deteriorating
economies
with clouded legacies

behaving improperly
responding,
“That’s going to leave a mark!”
like circling sharks
and Hartz collar targets
mobbing of harsh
arguments
into loose groups still
living largely
all at the ready to move on ...