“Tipping a Scale” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“ Tipping a Scale “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Tipping a scale
as headlines of record
revealing chief suspects
having committed terror
listening to respected experts
seemingly projecting readiness
in setting after setting
committing surgery if necessary
being saved from imminent death
via luminaries whispering and whistling
mood shifting uncovering
disturbing quandaries questioning credibility
clipping wings of advocacies
cross examining grandstanding attacks
magnifying peculiarities
attempting to squelch the terrible
switching momentum clues intercepted
detecting true identities with every
exaction and test leading to apprehension
without pretense getting let down gently
as of yet no deaths having foiled dastardly acts
in coordinated fashion under surveillance
peering into rosettes as simple offsets
while absorbing water forming short leaf stalks
only inches tall lance shaped and glossy
flowers borne via tubers and corms
required moisture even during dormancy
building up storage organs minimizing losses
perps walking in and out of doors
actively mourning cleansing rainwater downpouring...