“ At a Dire Risk “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” At a Dire Risk “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

At a dire risk
options dwindling
unsettling ambitions
rules toppling
atypical visits
with victims
lacking in empathy
protesters gathering
words festering
being plunged
into mourning
dizzying rules of law
vendors hawking
new normals
of right versus wrongs
stampeding
panicked people
fleeing after hearing
loud noises
police pleading
“ run, hide, fight! “
perceiving
sounds of falling signs
dropping
forks and running inside
losing shoes
getting left behind
heightened anxieties
accepting
“It’s my time to die
via backfiring dirt bikes ...