Reset at Intermission

" Reset at Intermission "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Reset at intermission
after seeping up
from beneath
the orchestra seats

with squeegees
at the ready
as special effects
from rapture to regret

for a temptress
with a reticence
and uncloying
sweetness

as lashes bat
up against azure
eye shadow
with brain-
jarring effects

while binge
watching
boxed sets
of Mr. Magoo
and Mr. Ed too

faring far better
than open-ended
matter-of-factness
with a lineup to match

compressed and detailed
from shady pasts
in hardcore bands

pulling antics
of dark vulgarity
and open-bar packages

paid in advance
during a lap dance
in a giddy tangle
woofers a pumpin'...