Standing on End

" Standing on End "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Historical chillers
miniaturely
marbleized
by the "by-n-by"


secretly subpoenaed
co-conspirators
of the status quo
hailing smartphones


giddily inhaled laughs
in backs of taxis
for human traffickers
swiped accidentally


already been battered
in capped landfills
rumpled khakis
worn sadly


seen its share
of dollars plus gas
as sand plans
pale in comparison


gritty repairs hammers in hand
spirited tasks for capacities
of cucumber sandwiches
hat in hand donning jammies
with lizard scales


inherently clandestined
hard-pressed big bets
worth less any second
faces reddened


stiffening affection
well pressed
standing on end
joking about death...