“ Pivotal “ ...

” Pivotal “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Pivotal amid pitfalls
no fly lists tips of the spear
contradict-orally uneasy

unveiling New Year’s Eve
beneath low ceilings
echoing wisecracking
“Later, old chap”

traveling hackneyed
bridal paths at a gallop
like big names in tractors
killed, like a dragon
calling all-white covers, ‘sad’

spared unpleasant tasks
slow dancing cheek to cheek
cloaking vulnerability
shape-shifting sips of hot tea...