By Evoking Smoke

" By Evoking Smoke "

by Suzán Jiván

Whack! Whoop-de-do!
as contemporaries
of Luther-like Lucifer,
" Who are these people?! "
in a space launch vehicle
serving soft drinks
from Phoenix-to-Albuquerque
while wearing baggy pants
with the word after waste or want
starting as a novel with the knowledge
of a snob planning for the proper
tyrannical father with the very qualities
of a trouser-wearing auntie
getting a green card
meaning the opposite
of a red-neck
on the color spectrum
as a visceral job
of conjuring the gossipy
with fondness for poverty
in matters of the heart
like sensible punk-rock
in a mosh-pit
for listeners
with whipsaw
precision
long since
like multi-
directional
hit-and-runs
with hints
of funk
pummeling
bones
to pick
at the opening
by evoking smoke...