“An Afterthought” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán An afterthought/reminders of war/anchors reporters/ too awful to ignore/not wanting to know more/horrendous losses/gargantuan memorials/ all at a disproportionate cost …
“Novel Ways” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Novel ways/resuming mobile operations/post bombing and air raids/being linked to the stars/hearing dialogue/rather than garbled prattle speech-boosting apps/myriads of factors/exceeding loudness levels/in a kind of Wild Wild West buttons pressed/setting up remedies on charred battlefields and within hand-dug trenches filled with stench liberated loved ones speaking freely to one another/gleefully planning to get together at war’s end …
“Setting Up Bridgeheads” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Setting up bridgeheads as a presence for securing footholds all along running waters while forces crawl along muddy shores avoiding swarms of missile launches liberating occupied territories moving and working in small teams issuing press releases pronouncing, “Liberty” …
“Hit by Fragments” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Hit by fragments staggering statistics clearing positions inch by inch abandoned villages supersonic missiles minutes of silence …
“Continuing Ascent” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Continuing ascent/“What’s next?” “Rising up again?”as nagging theoretical questions of counteroffensives’ expert nonethelesses war-making weapons/battle-tested fighting methods working best/requiring lengthy language lessons combined offenses/repeated again and again and again …
“Unusually Pointed” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Unusually pointed gaping holes raised alarms gained mile-by-mile minimal and contradictory securing power grid capacities for the winter rehashing notorious killings intimately chilling inflicted horrors creeping in from the margins …
“Remaining Formidable” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Remaining formidable and in places impassable panicking captives seizing back command new tactics coming under attack call sign, “Bandit” assaulting battalions ripped open burned out hauled back grasping enemy hands …