“ The Days Before “ ...

” The Days Before “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The days
before
demanding
generational
change
while snacking
on life savers

having suffered shoulder strains
and struggled with tie holds
as manipulated voters

glimpsing investigators
via takeout valets
as revealed in court papers
with contested delays

like out-of-control
skateboarders reeling
with eyes closed

hearing unrealized
emotionally
grotesque groans

throughout
the uncondoned
lives of our own

portioned out
as obligatory
old jokes

being foretold
over and over
and over again...