“ Pressing “ ...

” Pressing “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Pressing pause busting
plots getting caught
pushing divisive issues
jolting disclosures
slashing budgets
shrinking policies

running interference
behind the scenes
going back-and-forth
in between scandals
and viscious backlashes
with free lunches
coming under attack

as ventriloquists gather
to throw their voices
towards free speech
dummies speaking
charismatically
while doing stand up

holed, as a putt
dear as a memory
sleeping in barracks’ beds
dreaming of woodpeckers...