" In the Presence "...

" In the Presence "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

In the presence
of our reputable selves
following in ancestral footsteps
in the shape of self-respect

cemented by confidence
and family affection reflected
like numberlessness turning heads
upon retiring to rest

lighting incense with play money
of seven-card-stud like inevitable drunks
pouring White Russians
while considering ante structures
for purposes of discussion

impressively enough favored to make a flush
hands rolled up against a double
of powerful fronts playing unluckily

getting busted as, "Class Insecta"
with three pairs of legs three body regions
one or two pairs of wings plus one pair of antennae

like mayflies dragonflies termites and stoneflies
on ground or on vegetation
in ground or in wood chewing chewing chewing

poking around throughout the sufficiently powerful
doomsday scenarios asking, " Is the variable
speed of light theory just bogus?"
showcasing spokes as rotating strokes of one nonzero...