“ Breaking Out “ ...

” Breaking Out “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Breaking out
closing highways
fleeing fires
canyons coast lines

widening eyes
beneath smoke-
blackened skies

igniting funeral pyres
while eavesdropping
on topiary gardens

carved dense blocks
of boxy yews
curlicues scarlet tulips

under-written rules
feigning feeling moved
tearing reddening eyes

embedded in bright lime
via gravity-defying
white lightning strikes...