“ Beyond “ ...

“ Beyond “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Beyond
a request
and a nod
of a marksman

no need for modesty
all but guaranteed
boar or deer

over extended periods
being tracked continuously
while literally sleeping
and eliciting no neutral feelings

snow deepening
observing deciphering
in total silence

needing to kill to survive
via unprecedented violence
deemed, “primal”

unconceptualized
blood sacrifice
saber-toothed tigers

hunger thirst climate
deeper insights
hyena lion pre-fire...