" Transformations "...

" Transformations "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Transformations
in dank doorways
of fractious neighbors

being harassed
feeling intimidated
armed and dangerous

reframing equations
via military training
and inflammatory statements
from presidential candidates
in must-win states

spoken prior to debates
to be televised "live" on cable
underscoring broadcast limitations
of artillery-altered landscapes

like hidden cities in vast regions
with rare figurines of infertility
"ice-free" defying "the easy"

well within proximity to jet streams
of  public apologies
polling nothing like a "good cry"
pushed off to the side
while bullets fly...