" Raising Specters "...

" Raising Specters "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Raising specters
of contested
presidential races
like perilously fake
new administrations
being bedeviled
by opposing states

glittering "GOLD" chains
twittering campaigns
inaugural daze
cabinet confirmations
via vile cyberspaces
of hacking gangs

across online plains
versus amber waves of grain
avariciously staking claims
monetizing climate change
while stating, " Dare's
GOLD in dem dare hills!"...

" In the Interim "...

" In the Interim "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In the interim
remaining
somewhat visible

while rebuilding
the groundwork
of very different worlds

ranging from broken trees
to faulty wiring
being covertly homogenized

conjured by
transparent washes
of subconscious machos
and deleterious "no comments"

across self-referential
stretcher bars
like internal conflicts
left deliberately unresolved

as in conflicts
of watercolor versus gouache
for jarring avatars

having gone into shock
recovering post-op
from surgically accomplished
greatly altered open hearts...

" Site-Specific "...

" Site-Specific "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Site-specific
assembled guilds
posting images
making bids in pinches

under chandelier-lit
vaulted ceilings
like saturated
color schemes
meant
for re-packaging
years and years
from now

pulling off
challenges
as suggestively
fresh introspections

crocodile tears
artificial tears
dropped
into eye pockets
being left
without
a dry eye
in the house

having once
risked
overexposure
ending up
on the ropes
decrying gross
testimonials
like, "How
dry I am"...

" Summoning Memories "...

" Summoning Memories "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Summoning memories
evoking heartstringed eras
over years and years
of tears and tears

downstream
of celebratory
memorabilia

flooding stringed
light-lined streets
hanging needly
evergreen wreaths

staging live Nativities
spinning dreidels
" dai-dia-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu
dai-dai-anu "

marching in place
re-thinking
re-configuring arenas

having once
been inaccessible
from the streets

re-opening
with actual
greenery

growing beneath
our moving feet
keenly nurturing
groundskeepers

weaving together
thinly bladed fields
sprouting from
dormant seeds

saved
from previous eras
of native species

preserving
our horticultural
history

via scientific
academic means
like the greening
of our intellectual genes

baton-wielding
band leaders
banners streaming...

" Breathing Deeply "...

" Breathing Deeply "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Breathing deeply
indigenous peoples
weaving therapies

fomenting community
whirring smoothies
of bitter ethos

guest speakers
spouting expertise
to the Nth degree

most succinctly
in public spheres
of supposed
purity and piety

being meant to adhere
to peculiar ideologies
like betwixt and betweens

via contradictory mass medias
beginning with the beguines
of further readings plus external links...

" The Midpoint "...

" The Midpoint "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The midpoint
of conformity
magically
speaking
passing
big splashy
wizardry

released
behind
the scenes
of cheery
seaside
fantasies

circumventing
currents of grief
by sonically
unfurling
white hankies

tears streaming
down cheeks
over the eons
of contrasting ideas
minus apologies

while winsomely
ringing in the ears
collecting cockles
and magic wands
being deemed
as, "optional "...

"A More Perfect Union"...

" A More
Perfect Union
aka A Pastiche
of 'We the People'"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A more perfect Union
often rewinding
like unlikely allies
highlighted in real time

as seen within unabridged
thrift editions unflinchingly
unreeling while inheriting the meek
by remembering the neediest

humble bumbling bees
laughing in the breezes
from sea to shining sea

Johnny Appleseeds'
peeling off liberties
like polished jewels
in our fingers signaling:
 "one if by land; two if by sea"
great clouds like ushers leaning
throughout our history

white mantles studded
with red and blue tiles
reading by gaslight
high-tech at the time

smoking pipes
textile dyes
"Oh beautiful
for spacious skies"

placing hands on Bibles
starry starry nights
fantastical ideas on standby

showing spine
terse and unadorned
as writing easy as a sign

stars and stripes
furthering forces of life
streaking lightning
quartering orchard trees
splitting growth rings
fruitfully transferring energy...

" Featured Voices "...

" Featured Voices "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Featured voices
sounding quirkily indie
drifting  indifferently
via pickle recipes
of offbeat novelty

while "injesting"
practically anything
into rounded tummies
bulging publically

summoning visions
of headtripping
with hallucinogens
acid greens
plunged cucumbers
whirring stirring
ping-ponging plasticity

ignoring cool toys
like lopsided springboards
bounding into time-warped
phantasmagorias
during unscripted discourses
for serendipitously
vociferous sorceresses...

" Supposed Closure "...

" Supposed Closure "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Supposed closure
if only for the moment
like overblown
disclosures going rogue

ending up in the red mostly
starkly exposed
within ruins overgrown
by invasive foliage

lighted by totem-like strobes
revealing cultural touchstones
cleaved into sole thrones
of gold guarded closely...

" Summoning "...

" Summoning "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Summoning
theatricality
like "Canticles
of the Holy Wind"

as environmental
activists
hauntingly lamented
during stirring
requiems

in grandiose settings
vividly rendered
spectral evanescence

shadows
of selves
redirected
revenants
into states
of reflection
with holes left
for purposeful
aimlessness

clenched
hand gestures
haloes present...

" Potentially "...

" Potentially "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Potentially
explosive
ingredients

onslaughts
of strong
mediums
mixed in
with tedium

hard not
to read
straight-
forwardly

suspending
beliefs
upon taking
the lead

totally
absorbing
story-
telling
in chalk
drawings

becoming
unwilling
to cut
the cord
along
sidewalks

discretionary dollars
chronicling
performance artists
conjuring
sentimental gothic
on vacant lots
of complete darkness...

" After Fleeing "...

" After Fleeing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

After fleeing
still struggling
final fill-ups

soaring
pink marble
dining apart
from slim
profit margins
in mass markets
of hot technology

stocks slicking woks
stirred clockwise
from the top
flat-bottomed-
fuel-yielding rocks

trading verbal barbs
martial arts
yielding madness
memoirs
as enticing prospects
overarchingly
sounding promising...

" Betting on Cinephiles "...

" Betting on Cinephiles "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Betting on cinephiles
citing online rivals
like content providers
streaming live

while undermining film buffs
losing chemistries of love
ultimately becoming undone
by star-struck sepulchral summonings...

" Told "...

" Told "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Told not to worry
upon pondering titles
well within reach

like lots
of little things
gone missing
from history

being listed in
"The Science
of Hitting"
laid out reliably
year after year

geometry
trigonometry
repeatedly
coming up
against the pitch--
"It's outta heeere!!!"

while jubilantly
rounding the bases
arms raised
crossing the plate...

" Cleared "...

" Cleared "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Cleared
to question
turnout edges

barbed effects
previous centuries'
love letters as weapons

cliff dwellers
nesting on ledges
rarified air
fledgling nestlings'
towering spectacles

flight feathers
cursive ends
quills ink wells
penned sentences...

" Birth "...

" Birth "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Birth
rebirth
revision
rewritten

ambiguities
infelicities
traumatic
transitions
of absent-
mindedness

insurrections
treachery
long-vanishing
features

unvaryingly
nomadic
steppe-lands

experiencing
paradoxically
catastrophic
reconquerings

while simultaneously
restoring and weakening
legitimacies as anomalies
of shared sovereignties...

" Considering "...

" Considering "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Considering psychedelia
versus dominant primness
as glossed-over bad-boy antics
and repentant feminisms

like cold compresses
on pounding heads
for extraordinary
human specimens
of randomness

almost ferally attenuate
but only now and again
yet solely chameleionically
perplexing by daring
to take credit for "whoa-fullness"

both past and present
while coming across
as serviceable mensches
for nagging questions
of sexism muscular and elegant...

" Symbol "...

" Symbol "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Symbol rich
breathlessly
delivered
by broken-
glass groupies

in musical furies
of sinuous electronics
dyed blonde
being taken to heart
cracklingly gnarly
savior complexes

dotted minarets
stars crescents
divinely sent
like incomprehensible
unifying gestures
with amped-up intensity

as sophisticated
as irony gets
suffused communally
commonly denominated...

" Conventional "...

" Conventional "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Conventional
wisdom
as plenty
of pumped
mural muscle
coming under
intense
discussion

close up
almost
miraculous
surface
fractures

like unorthodox
grapplings
sliding back
into sleights of hand
for illusional details
of mystery and madness

cosmic hazmats of perhaps
uncharacteristically deadpan
versus bubbling magma
hardening into palettes
of black plasma...

" Modest "...

" Modest "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Modest
mischievousness
becoming dark
and thoroughly grim
like an umpteenth
revival of cheesy
has-beens by cynics

while heads spin
right in the middle
of short-lived greatness
generating new kinds of history
being made from tough decisions

garnering mass intimacy
after some day-drinking
feeling filled with possibilities
for memoirists as written
by memorable women

upon taking vows
of secondary celibacy
hardly conceiving
of post-radical
hysterectomies
having totally
lost interest

stoking bids
those lips
contour kits
sparkling visions
makeup artistry
over eras

casual ease
pretty shabby
obsessional saps
not a chance
like rock-hard
Marzipan
cagey tactics
back channelled
as gifts of gabs
by femmes fatale
and mordant
manliness

well worth tracking
in subversive acts
of cultural baggage
trick-or-treat
toxic beauty
batty lashes
ringtails...

" Opening "...

" Opening "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Opening minutes
walking sporting
tawdry finery
like overly bright
silver linings

reflecting
idiosyncratic
ideals stirring
anxiety fearing
being left behind

while hiding
beneath
glass slides
gone viral

deft with rifles
fired blindfolded
underwrited for libel
vilified rivals
selfies shot at sunrise...

" Most "...

" Most "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Most
often adopted--
a work like, "work"

while becoming
particularly
rich in meaning

versus baffling
ambiguities
as expressions
of misery

exalting
in harmony
yet still suffering
from the horrors
of " will not "
and " cannot "

becoming far
more creative
in the depths
of absence

turns being scripted
as practices
to save thousands
by advocating
for "the unhappy"

devising strategies
for air-kissing
bow-toting dieties

grinning
from ear-to-ear
never seeming
to blink

launching
multi-directional
comedic confetti

staring
straight ahead
in the direction
of our communal
best selves at the ready

rejoicing in remembrances
of flourishing intelligence
with emotional intensity
enhanced by devout energy...

" Dread "...

" Dread "

by  Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Dread
unknowable
suspense

misread distress
made manifest
as inexpressible regret

revealing itself
never the less
like, "No comment!"
instead of, "Yes!"

minus consequence
rules reinvented
exempt from uneasiness
without question...

" Conflicted "...

" Conflicted "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Conflicted off script
left unassisted
dealt ostracisms
as uncomfortable images
in storms of criticism

challenging restrictions
while sticking to the sexy
but welling up empty
like buried residents

following aftershocks
pine boxes in graveyards
reigning in harmony
as arsenals of gardeners
and carpenters garnering
our forgotten tomorrows
upon beating the odds...

" About "...

" About "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

About
to open
as an oculus
to the sky

seats of plywood
windows to the outside
like back-lighted websites

mimicking sunlight
for pliable baselines
while jauntily tight roping

seemingly flying high
being funkily redefined
by beamed-in moonlight
at midnight via owls' eyes...

" Hard "...

" Hard "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hard
to grasp
critical mass

left aghast
no answers
mad dashes

flim-flamming
mourning grands
smells of grass

forest air
hearing wails
hands clasped
in silent prayer...

" Just "...

" Just "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Just
because
of its
unavailability
in stores

as unveilings
of soon-to-be-
rebooted tattered
flannel plaid pants

while hinting
at wearability
with stylish ease
priced affordably
offered via
penny-loafer
boutiques

strikingly
stitched
and lined
while
slowly
rewinding
over time

fluttering
white scarves
vintage bronze
watches
being given
the nod
as tick-tock-
tick-tock-
tick-tock-
tick-tocking...

" Spreading "...

" Spreading "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Spreading
and mingling
just about
anything

ginormously
more-likely
wild ideas
spotlighted

gone awry
like story-
telling
devices
throughout
the night

dimly lighted
filmed by
moonlight
mimed
oftentimes

vulnerability
and desire
going
like 90
with every
fiber...

" The Definitive Triumph "...

" The Definitive Triumph "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The definitive triumph
as chrysalis fragments
still clinging to dry wings

with historians following
naïve chronologies
via iambic meterings

while rhythmically repeating
liturgical narrowings
like colonnaded streets
built as mausoleums

being mounted on piers
in support of galleries
for higher realities

representing reliefs
surviving vestigially
by conferring dignities
via ecclesiastical edicts

for a time at least
between parties
of husbandry and security

lacking in ferocity
as imaginative strategies
of potential enemies

neither sudden nor complete
yet appearing more likely
to be seen with warlike
societal shortsightedness...

" Revolving "...

" Revolving "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Revolving
around
neighborhoods
of characters

barefoot
burned out
thumbs down
as "not exactlies"

like intensely
peopled
communities

cackling
in shot
gun seats
by homies
for recasted
identities

however briefly
thanks largely
to tilted axes...

" A Pen that Sings "...

" A Pen that Sings "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A pen that sings
for special needs
extending ideas
going bumpity
along thin
blue lines

going out
for a ride
forced to sneak
behind drivers
while flipping down
sun visors at night

crossing double
yellow lines
along darkening
highways

blindfolds
on the side
for teen idols
as headliners
going viral

like dire guides
suffering from alpine
frost bite at the peak
of the summertime...

" Flowers Were Left "...

" Flowers Were Left "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Flowers were left
bracing for protests
assessing threats

tracing ancestries
sequencing
genome teams
of indigenous peoples

unlocking secrets
to our species
passing scrutiny
as pre-history

emerging
like multiple
hypotheses
of supportive ideas
for our vast majorities

unfolded in 3-D
by reconstructed
digitized hints
from unfurled images
of single origins
jointly scripted
since antiquity...

" Back-to-Front "...

" Back-to-Front "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Back-to-front
largely
rapturous

highly adaptive
like rough magic
taken for granted

as spectacular
sleights-of-hand
"No way man!"

feeling rattled
while beating
the band with flare

way up to the rafters
seemingly being
sawed in half...

" A Look Back "...

" A Look Back "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A look back
for nearly half
aiming
to shake hands

unsalaried
long after
practicality

as highly
idiosyncratic
gender gaps
of actualities

tinged with sadnesses
blathering
at humongous galas
with clichés
being kept in tact

over extended
life-spans
of the extremely
well-established

yet still left lacking
by acting in unflattering
heavy-handed manners...

" Who Knew? "...

" Who Knew? "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Who knew?
" You do the voodoo
that you do  so well "

as naysaying naïveté
exploiting tension
neckties negligees

no closing dates
seared and baked
ditched "non-stick"

ardent cocktail snobbery
double rocks
horseradish garnish

fennel fronds
pull out the stops
no bother...

" Knotting and Unknotting "...

" Knotting and Unknotting "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Knotting
and unknotting
the near and the far

as coefficients
of tolerance
and intolerance
with far more qualms
in common

having once
been held hostage
at birthday parties
while bearing bottles

bottoms up
for the stubbornly
up-and-coming
with skepticism
plus reluctance
to open up

like conundrums
just at the tip
of the tongue

crackling
thunder claps
after zigzagging
jagged flashes
slashing at landmarks
given to eavesdropping...

"In the Tumult"...

" In the Tumult "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In the tumult
unlike anything
within dozens
of others

just happening
to be running
while clearing
long-angled
stray blades
of grass

strenuously kicking
weed seeds into green fields
for burbling bobolinks
wings fluttering rapidly

enduring rowdy
remarkability
by nonchalantly
reappearing

like ubiquitously
foolhardy harvestings
featuring fretfully
promising upheavals...

" 'A' - List "...

" 'A' - List "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

' A' - list of options
popular/unpopular
promising/unpromising

shooting stars/falling stars
upscale/scaled back
laughable/tragic

like coded conspiracies
being waged tirelessly
smart and silly
languishing unfinished

boldly unconvincingly
via meanderings of meanings
elusively austere

gleaned uncanny clarity
virile vulnerability
crisp diction

engrossingly ambiguous
inanimate objects
all in our hearts...

" Revolving Around "...

" Revolving Around "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Revolving around
extended bouts
of unrecounted
prowess for nary
a hometown
cinematic
femme fatale

as too pat
like soapy actors
ensnared
by banality

dragged
kicking
and screaming
with
indefatigable
sociopathic
tendencies

seen romping
theatrically
then falling
rather
emphatically
flatly

inspiring
slapstick
laughter
while
flirting
with
scandal

after being
screened
in pairs
feeling
both
astute
and
daring...

" Unable to Resist "...

" Unable to Resist "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unable to resist
an unexpected glimpse
at a mysterious inscription

as sculpted kisses
with little embellishment
across multiple listings

neither denied nor abridged
by bipartisanship
for lesser-known abilities
of the ignominiously critical

notwithstanding inconsistency
like nightmarish fantasy
in a seaweedy monster movie

visiting within a soggy fragile feature
never having made it to theaters
boozily bantering with eavesdropping
comedic cronies simultaneously
re-lighting old stogies...

" Quelling Outrage "...

" Quelling Outrage "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Quelling outrage
going overboard
to safety

via overshadowing
campaigns
of top aides
planning debates

yet deciding
to separate
by staking claims
said to aim
at tennis games

while manically
swinging rackets
set point match

with little
known about
pathogens
and drought

as fungi
stand by
at the height
for gnarly
oaks to pines

both dead and dying
via invisible dikes
running in straight lines...

" In the Camouflage "...

" In the Camouflage "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In the camouflage
of shifting Old Masters
unheeding the warnings
of crashes from pumping heir action

tapping yard sales
as attempts to raise cash
at high capacity

but occurring rarely
like spotty sales
in unpopular areas
of the past

as unflattering
throwbacks
hats in hand...

" Partly an Affectionate "...

" Partly an Affectionate "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Partly an affectionate
intergenerational dispite
providing clues
via the whisperings
and sighings
of the preoccupied

being intermixed
beneath the mood music
of simultaneously
released mylar balloons

as helium-leaking bouquets
of decision making
stunningly descending
and draping over trees

strings dangling
ribbons swinging
like flight sequencing
during comedic
sketches on screens

being portrayed
like oddities
and grandiose ideas
while morphing
into amalgamations
of folly bravery
vanity and genius...

" Decline and Drift "...

" Decline and Drift "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Decline and drift
broody inwardness
cagey cleverness

standing firm
magnificently sassy
juicy examples of passion

as told in glamorous
fast flashbacks
at jagged angles

telegraphing unpaid tabs
eyes blazing crazily
weighted by agony

hovering potently
sobering accuracy
sullen intensity

feeling traumatizingly twitchy
smoldering with intrigue
lurking dangerously
with chaotic verve
laughing nervously...

" Unruly Rose Bushes "...

" Unruly Rose Bushes "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unruly rose bushes
entangling chain links
patinaed siding
in direct responses
to oxygen
red yellow orange
folk art

trademark handlebars
doctrinaire squatters
from mythology
audacity and tragedy
identity and history
flames sweeping up trees
of psychic energy
intimacy and distancing

hoses gushing
hips swishing
canes shaking
thorny layers
sweet fragrances...

" Putting It Roughly "...

" Putting It Roughly "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Putting
it roughly
at first rung
of the upper-
most motive

inextricably
seen raptly
well-worth
examining

like practical
reactions
to "ipso facto"
all out
as averages

firmly planted
then transparently
pulled down
knowingly
and imaginatively

"scene" as afterthoughts
for hours on end
within mind sets
of the only temporary
beginnings of processes

throbbing and gleaming
nerve-riddled interiors
soft and squishy
becoming both
amazing and unsettling
in varying degrees

being pictured
grabbing and carrying
pleasure over practicality

then feeling valued
like concerted actions
having happened
so-very-fast
all in the not-
so-distant past...

" Far Cries "...

" Far Cries "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Far cries
aptly captured
as syntactic fractures
of far and aways

being likened to today's
clicks and saves
in portrayals of aging faces

thickening painterly
brushed aside
qualities of light
up against unbroken skies...

" The Legacy "...

" The Legacy "

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 


The legacy of ferocity
as flash-backed backlashes
portrayed during comebacking
pageantry for Olympian athletes
with ringing authenticity
symbolizing eternity
beckoning sheening identity
slow steeped in diversity and outreach
intrinsically linked by medalling
magnetic gatherings of peculiarities
while acknowledging our fragilities
perceived purely empowering 
like iconic imagery...

"From the Feet Up"...

" From the Feet Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

From the feet up
with lots and lots
of pull-ups
push-ups plus squats

which is harder
than in the meanwhile
by being
most often recognized

while not really minding
the over-reliance
on crib sheets
scene-by-scene

like contrasting feelings
being repeatedly
re-released seeringly
turning up the heat...

"Pressing On"..,

" Pressing On "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Pressing on egging on
con jobs as origins of malarkey
gone cross-party "bizzarro" espionage
no comment name-dropped
modified remarks

fables of technology
like giant green-eyed owls
soaring with blue wings
into outer regions

after enameling and firing
of finished pieces
becoming vividly varied
curving handles
batons passed...

"Eyes Squinting"...

" Eyes Squinting "...

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Eyes squinting
seeking our calling
honoring and restoring
community dignity

shepherding
the bereaved
coaxing memories
like eyelidded history

tracing fingers
all in keeping
with routes
going home

via burgundy ropes
as nostalgia and hope
shown solely in repose
enclosed by a rose...

"Prominent Slots"...

" Prominent Slots "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Prominent slots
like party favors
on unruly conventional days

tensions reverberating
seering debates
seeking reconciliation

while overseeing acclaim
on opening day
during acid denunciations
from unmistakably
rancorous primary campaigns

grievances fading
via first ladies'
ringing affirmations...

" Stopping Short "...

" Stopping Short "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Stopping short
under discord
and offerings
of endorsement

as sponsored content
like hacking salsa dancers
and pack rats for The Tour de France

being branded Mah-jongg barware
by marijuana tax stamps in Ziplock bags
from one-arm bandits of shedded hair
for tail-waggers all along hiking trails

while mimicking even-handed
samplers of madness
replete with panties all in a tangle

at The Academy of Revamped
Criss-Crossed Paths
avidly rapping on snares...

"The Spectacle"...

"The Spectacle"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The spectacle as a subsect
of techniques and trends
by rethinking premises
during evening sleep

waxing and waning
necessitating lunar phases
with eyebrows raising
like tectonic plates

sinking and elevating
fracturing and floating
quaking and reshaping
like creating grand spaces to play

sunlit vegetation
enchanting oases
re-initiating
long-awaited waivers...

" Bolstered Chances "...

" Bolstered Chances "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bolstered chances
fanning out
raising hands
in aftermaths
of the unfair

taking care
ever more detailed
unilaterally
all for the asking
of "What's Happening?!"

as heartbreak and humanity
readily answer back
holding rackets
and leaning backwards
shuttlecocks batted...

" Gathered Sorted Arranged and Recorded"...

" Gathered Sorted Arranged and Recorded "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Gathered sorted arranged and recorded
in varying forms as singular beings
so many things proof of increasing
songwriters singers "plunk plunk plink"

incredible intimacy while remembering
still standing then falling squarely
like multitasking table-top talismans

vintage emblems of status
for pocket-sized mascots
kept in cellophane wrappers...