“ Taking On “ ...

” Taking On “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Taking on
a new meaning
struggling

tucked away
in dumb waiters
and round mosaics

while scraping
bits of cake
off of plates

during tipsy
conversations
over undated
screen paintings

legacies rotating
upon occasion
particularly risqué

coming under
investigation
via glistening
showcases
of the rich
and famous

versus
toiling
over
health
and
labor

feeling caged
with gendered spaces
for, “Happy Homemakers”

as ranges of disorientation
portrayed by abstract paintings
and camouflaged faces
opened to interpretation...