“Having First Say” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Having First Say “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Having first say in the wake
with an unwillingness to weigh
in on red flag waving
while waves break during ICE raids
as a portrayal of “the shaken”
issuing high stakes in exchange
for secret information
picking up the pace
rolling back regulations
embracing strategically
restrained anger
limiting populations
saying, “There’s an art
to getting away with invasive
trailblazing surveys”
all from an uncertain age
of sketchily rated
ultimately not a young
persons’ age while displaying
torqued faces rippling sideways...