Held Up

" Held Up "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

A
bee-
like
hum
dif-
fi-
cult-
y
a-
mong
dro-
ning
co-
ali-
tions
pain-
stak-
ingly
held
up
in
vul-
ner-
able
hubs
of
stepped
up
des-
truc-
tion.