“Trump Tanks” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Trump Tanks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Trump tanks as senators
shilly-shally claiming,
“Don’t blame the absinthe!”
for the impatient dashes
covering mouths
with one hand
sharing clouds
of flaming
orange hair
as braggadocio
hotly hangs
in the air
like richly
sinister acidity
with corrosive
pressures building
feeling the need
to blow whistles repeatedly
under strict anonymity
while protesters
light bundles of sage
outside the Whitney
on pay-what-you-wish evenings
given the full range
of hot-button issues
going strictly
to the highest bidder ...