by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Forgotten creators
elevated by pain
of their own making
as simulations
of flagellation
rapidly batting lashes
waggish and weird
gazing upward plaintively
with medals on lapels
eye-popping specimens
marketplace settings
positively modern
tiny terra-cotta
smooth and tan
absurdly happy
polite atmospheres
of ceramics and glass
like fracking derricks
crossed with praying mantises
raised front legs swiveled heads
widespread skin shedded
desiccated vignettes
deftly sectioned stems
eerily prescient
centennial red letters
black oak and walnut secretaries
clocks on top
decorated with bone-carved stars
gleaming reddish orange
topped by barbs
sculpturally imparted...
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