“ Salvaging Talks “ ...

” Salvaging Talks “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Salvaging talks
embracing
conciliatory cores
warding off
unfathomable losses
gorily handed off
after falling far too short

asking for more
tagged,
“sing-songy”
lacking in glory
becoming,
“Pop-Cultured Lore”

bound up
by flaws
as probably,
“The Point”
for metaphors
of war,
“Goodness
how you
have altered!”

the receptions
the dinners
the balls
all commanding
loyalty
in a muffled
throaty voice...