" Of Masks and Song "...

" Of Masks and Song "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Of masks and song
for succinctly poignant
boisterous come-one-come-all
socially awkward

donning cardboard and tinfoil
upon exploring the auspices
of under-functioning thyroids
within the orbits of sordidly paltry scores

while serving cookies
to the audience
as familiar territory
for dolled-up ensembles

being lassoed
on the spot
with mannequin arms
of silver robots

having once been honored
by the controlled chaos
of cutted-and-pasted faces
cast in paper-mâché...