Beneath a Midnight Sky

 “The World Is Bending” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom -Mom Suzán  The world is bending the climate curve  scaling back cracking down  growing more slowly to varying degrees  along with big “ifs” for Coral Reefs and Arctic summer seas beneath The Big and The Little Dippers …

 “Faltering Shadows” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Faltering shadows/covert action/occasional fatalities/crushing failures/drone attacks/extortion rackets/parallel taxes/fiery fiascos/fearing debacles/rarely venturing out/largely vanishing/hanging by fraying threads/frightening alarm bells/pinning memento medals onto bulletproofed vests/collapsing/slapping sanctions/on band aid brands/getting up there/passing into the “forever after”/bending over backwards/into phantom laugh tracks …

 “Backing Away” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Backing away questioning voters’ fates by blocking legislation  during faltering campaigns tracking our mistakes  in shades of black white or gray  while flip-flopping via aggressive lobbying  leading to misleading even alarming policies  proved useful or not getting the nod  throwing cold water on what “10” is not  some like it hot—throwing hostile parties …

 “Facing Fury” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Facing fury over vaccination mandates/fit to be tied irate exasperated indignation/instigating bringing back public hangings/feeling afraid of being fired/and/or a needless victim of homicide/exhausted demoralized/deepening shortfalls/petering out funding/gutting authority/ squelching public health/engendering hostility/morbidly tracing inabilities to curb terminal COVID cases/documenting run-down public places/all according to personal trainers …

 “Unintended Experiments” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Unintended experiments  analyzing “cause and effect” for the unexpected  attracting sizable attention over disrupted weekends  arguing, “It ain’t over yet” making jokes at our expense  acting as surprised as anyone else while under the influence  being likened to an homage  to body-swapping zombie comedies …

 “New and Alarming” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  New and alarming overwhelming majorities  grieving the deadliest pandemic in history  ripping through the unvaccinated thousands dying each day despite mandates  feeling stunned and devastated  amid a polarizing landscape  of misinformation and a high contagion rate  in the worst-hit states  where death is commonplace  leaving survivors facing excruciating pain …

 “Signing a Stopgap” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Signing a stopgap everting a collapse  of habitats in tandem with greenhouse gases  and extinctions en masse  especially birds fish plants and bats  as an international tragedy  due to a drastically transformed planet  failing to gain traction …