“A One-Two Punch” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“A One-Two Punch”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A one-two punch divisive and destructive
ripping up civility
torpedoing policies chest beating
during long-winded Corona briefings
airing lengthy grievances
seesawing on reopening the economy
finding few allies
while channel clicking each evening
blowing through aid’s notes in a monotone
baiting and browbeating the press
downplaying the pandemic
slow to absorb the scale
after suppressing virus death details
failed testing capacities
feeling baffled left in a shambles
having fallen through the cracks
in the midst of a fractious national calamity ...