" Closed Off "...

" Closed Off "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Closed off at sold-out performances of requiem choruses

having thrown down the gauntlet into disputed territory

all the more raw sneaking beneath bed sheets

crimson rashes flaring experiencing persistent badgering

being denied access beasts left intact wreaking havoc

slithering and gathering swatting and scattering

for larger forebears sadly seen as our far-better halfs

ultimately abandoned during aftermaths

as hashtags gone mad searching for answers

still grinning at prospects of the optimists

talking and laughing sitting on stairs 

during writing classes though not exactly

standing out peeking out at name tags

being scanned as student badges

handing stories back and forth over healthy snacks 

looking like leading characters 

having coined reality via quantum mechanics

as seemingly bizarre facts waving white flags

from here to there over blocks of unexplanatory matters

passed hand-over-hand through springtime air

taking chances bouncing balls of rubber bands 

over winding grassy paths ringed by silver-leafed saplings

with crypts built into the background dedicated to gratitude

and human frailty feigning heroic acts secularly encountering

coronets on carriages traveling to the hereafter 

via postcards and stamps stressing symbolic aspects

meekly and sadly unimaginable inexhaustible galleries

gasp upon gasp immortal master Townsend's Solitaires

with exposed tails across mountain grasslands

being widely scattered as harsh "chiks" 'n' "chaks"

of short dry chatter paler drabber brown thrashers

brushy habitats russet backed fieldfares 

piping nightingales pipits wagtails flashing wing patches 

black caps sharp rattles high chaparrals 

on the spot and on the fly billowy instincts single-stringed

transformed tragedies golden-haired wailing now declared

via conversational manners midway through tasks

fanciful and abstract from distant galaxies of fire-branded tales

kind of splashy only feebly critiqued like indie pop medleys 

brief and catchy unabashedly upbeat provocative whimsy 

insistent riffs culled as bits of atmospheric overtricks...