" In Oder "...

" In Order "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In order to sink
an inquiry:
"Dam the torpedos!"
while losing seats
as seasonal labor squeezes
plus the dismantling of giant rigs

securing hot tickets
of scanty majorities
on the hot seats
from flagrant,
"not guilties!"
via secret meetings

denying having lied
seeking advisers
offering no free rides
without specifying
the reasons why

after all, "Justice is blind!" Right?
able to turn on a dime
like wiley crime writers
leaving episodes untitled in kind

with images left behind
of everyday life
as unpacked archives
obscuring, "What's my line?"

yet still kept in mind
playing hide and seek
gleefully screaming,
" Olly olly oxens free! "...