" As a Plot Device "...

" As a Plot Device "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

As a plot device
seen worldwide
yet to be recognized
beneath murky lighting

while standing
in glaring lines
as if by design

stretched out
and lifeless
but being
brought to mind

dinging critically
like lowbrow offerings
in thin stories

relying on tried-
and-true frights
aiming at the silent

perceived as politeness
on the wild side
hanging slightly behind

spiky spiciness
from an otherwise
strained baseline
guided by blitheness...