Mesmerized

" Mesmerized "

by Suzán Jiván

for Edward

Mesmerized
by the glinting globe
levitating in dedication
to the consecrated
radiance of re-
creation as a new face
Fantastically late
romance acclaimed
for its clarity
with its mix
of simplicity
and charisma
in an instant
with the promise
of a call-and-response opera
Gazing steadily into a perpetually
flickering flame of significance
with contradiction measured
in seconds and mentioned
in revelations like candle flames
emanating life's laments
in silent light
Likely to strike
as a timely reassignment
of deeply satisfying smiles
outshined by undeniable
chaos of daily life
Star-spangled vagaries
like twee comedies
at once whimsical
yet perfectly serious
coming with tears
caught between
ideals and the imperial
Crowned as observed
chronicles lyrically conveyed
and beneficently celebrated
like a reliable guide
into a grand environ
The new wave
as a medal festival
with the folkiest fare yet
like the jovial regardlessness
of a thrashing vanguard
in the form
of a vaunted nautical song...