“ There’s a Hitch “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ There’s a Hitch “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

There’s a hitch
worth upward
of 80 million
in the midst
of nuclear fission
and the assassination
of a dissident
still in need
of a veto-
proof majority
in response
to the viscious killing
implicating
a crown prince
secretly
coveting missiles
with elaborate
delivery systems
having deceived
the world for years
driving
nuclear thinking
shifting
public positions
wishing
to match capabilities
scorning
deals as flashpoints
of disaster
sparking hard-
nosed feelings
on the matter
deemed,
“adversarial
creatures of habit”
stopping
to deliver sandwiches
to members
of the military branch
then celebrating
a flourishing brand
extravagantly
planned including children
and the grands
all lining up at carving stands ...