“An Unrelenting Crush” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“An Unrelenting Crush”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

An unrelenting crush
deaths nearly doubling
becoming overrun
by spiking body numbers

tangling the hunt
for masks and gloves
in private sector hustles
of malfunction

armed with little-or-no instruction
supplemented by long guns
handguns plus shot guns

sickened by worry
temps bubbling up
hands chapped from
washing them so much
compulsively mulling
over jigsaw puzzles ...