” Still Alive “
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Still alive
as erudite
afterlives
sung
around
camp fires
having
taken on
Old Age
portrayed
with just
a touch
of ash gray
while keeping
hydrated
capacious
and good
natured
yet facing
growing
dangers
taking
multiple
medications
while the body
outlasts the brain
into utter vacancy
like telltale strains
perpetually
staged and restaged...
