" A Staggering Sum "...

" A Staggering Sum "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A staggering sum
but barely big enough
one way or another

saving up
spending down
gathering dust

"Was Up?"
just being lucky
recognizing
something

holding up
wonderfully
in a cummerbund
start-up

supported
by reliably
pliable stipends

winding up
waist-deep
in silken pleats
of meaning...