“Not on Your Life!”

 “Not in Your Life!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Not on your life! absolutely not 

not in a million years hogwash codswallop 

malarkey poles apart it all started with the dolls

in versions of TikTok …

“Playing Roles”

 “Playing Roles”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Playing roles over and over 

competing re-appearing 

starring heading the cast 

topping the bill taking a bow

kowtowing curtsying 

repeating, “salaam” …

“A Real Head Turner”

 “A Real Head Turner” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A real head turner

an eye-catching dazzler femme fatale

heart-throbbing doll face cup cake 

a real dish a peach a beauty queen …

“Well-Worn Expressions” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

” Well-Worn Expressions “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Well-worn expressions to the rescue
“I can’t even begin to tell you!”
while attempting to coax complexities
out of a hypothetical terminal request
for the ruthlessly aggressive
not likely to become upset
as a stand-in for someone else
pressing the accelerator pedal
subpoenaing presidential records
as mounting congressional prep
exhibiting loosely held napes of necks ...

“Defying an Uproar” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

”Defying an Uproar”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Defying an uproar ignoring norms
in The Oval Office chastising reporters
forbidding the back and the forth
proffering the demonstrably false
to the crisis point in streaming wars
of the ruthless sort like murky waters
never seen before in hi-def
like spray-painted graffiti
precipitated by heavy artillery
ending in blizzards of scribbles
having been wacked first
with a sharpened chisel
earbuds in lips zipped
along with lengthy asylum lists
overfilled with digital face recognition...

“Trump Tanks” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Trump Tanks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Trump tanks as senators
shilly-shally claiming,
“Don’t blame the absinthe!”
for the impatient dashes
covering mouths
with one hand
sharing clouds
of flaming
orange hair
as braggadocio
hotly hangs
in the air
like richly
sinister acidity
with corrosive
pressures building
feeling the need
to blow whistles repeatedly
under strict anonymity
while protesters
light bundles of sage
outside the Whitney
on pay-what-you-wish evenings
given the full range
of hot-button issues
going strictly
to the highest bidder ...

“Promising More Subpoenas” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

”Promising More Subpoenas “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Promising more subpoenas
becoming increasingly combative
like confrontations in the Capital
as continuing attacks
seemingly eager to unearth
damaging tragedies
where ballads and traps meet
bombastically as a cascade
of allegorical statuary
like shooting fish in a barrel
jumping and gasping after badmouthing
laughing out loud internet happiness
scarily ‘n’ thrillingly nasty
acting absurdly savvy
after benefiting from pared-back
salves and powders including talc
being sprinkled into ever-greater disasters ...