A Telling Lapse

" A Telling Lapse "

by Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle
& Eric...

Performed on YouTube
as, " Months Before "

Months before
teetering
while seeking
to rein in
the little-known
thwarted reports
in staccato
With a nod
to a star
as a chaotic
cosmic snarl
disappearing
into inevitability
with indignant
disbelief
Disguised
as bonhomie
adding sharply
to the top
of the heap
in stand-
up comedy
Never
wavering
from
the deadpan
shattered
by huge laughs
laid-back
on laugh tracks
acceding
to demands
held for ransom
With the utmost care
fancied as a man
with the biggest laugh
but a telling lapse
in slight of hand
harkening back
laid bare...