“ Rules Shifting “ ...

” Rules Shifting “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Rules shifting
shaking
up military bases
via the chaos
of beaurocratic mazes
inflicting plagues
of heartaches
from family separations
being given
conflicting explanations
unable to navigate
while languishing
in cages worlds away
catastrophes in the making
not only by name
anxiety inscribed on faces
not getting away
with disgraceful behavior
of hardcore statesmen
all, “lacking
in compassion let’s say”...