Wayfinders

" Wayfinders "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tensions rise
over shutdowns
migrants die
as signal fires
for nearly eight miles
while taking sides


few survive
having capsized
within easy eyesight
of islands
sounding of gunfire


widely distant sites
thought unlikely
as wayfinders
scrutinizing
bubble-gummed-
pink tongues


ideal for study
like slithering
legless lizards
piled up by winds


trafficking
conspiracy theories
with warnings
of gullibility


post publicity
mimicking
public opinion
helped
by strong senses
of smell omnipresent
in fogged helmets
of natural selection...