“ A Former Fixer “ ...

” A Former Fixer “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A former fixer
facing conviction
formally admitting guilt

scrapping packaging
depicting victories
for animal activists

nourishing the sick
seeking bigger kitchens
via idioms of India
plus Persian dishes

while rethinking BLTs
as nectarines push peaches
out of the picture
along with ginger biscuits

becoming difficult to resist
considering calling them,
“ cobbler crumble crisp
grunt buckle betty sonker
slab pie ‘n’ pandowdy”

where any
stone fruit
will do
becomingly
covered
in drop
biscuits...