"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...