Beneath a Midnight Sky

 “Feels Like” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Feels like erasure over decades  narrow highways single lanes abbreviated parades over generations of freed slaves in a fast-growing state  scoring complaints fewer floats  closed roads undertones of run-over traffic cones …

 “Entrancing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Entrancing senses of mayhem glimmering with sweat  circular energy endurance tests big-tent’s ascent  sonic bodies among bodies shrieks clouded in smoke   full blown out of control confounding culted heroes  …

 “ Curtailing ” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Curtailing shrinking limiting trimming dwindling lopping restricting restraining truncating food aid famishing greed cruelty malice savagery inhumanity