“Falling” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Falling”

by Suzán Jiván Mom &
Mom-Mom Suzán

Falling on deaf ears while being steered
by horned creatures left reeling
dragging lower bodies shuffling detritus
due to potential risks and benefits
of ketone levels as scientists measure
gulls’ heads during clashes everywhere
like “unfair” being laid bare
while looking ashen along blackened paths
in the midst of wildflower battles
as children strain beach sand
for baseline realities
getting nagged by laughing gulls
and divebombing from the air
tempers flaring some living nowhere
near the sea and never going near people
yet perfecting their stealing techniques
in order to feed their screeching offspring
flaring ferocity getting hotter and hotter
charting uncontainable fires
increasing lightning striking spiking
carbon dioxide rising global sacrifices
binging ‘n’ cramming with Playbills in hand
as theatrical forebears debuting plants
that talk like razed redwood forests
heaving running water performing
natural protocols yet feeling ignored
wearing flesh-matching corsets
doused with cold water for peek-a-boo joy
along with hallucinatory florals
fragrant to the core unfolding down the shore ...

“ Bracing “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Bracing “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Bracing
for a lively exchange
winding up tearful
and humiliated
nerves frayed feeling isolated
by damaging information
like tiny pools of patients
unwilling to suck up the pain
of a weaponized workplace
seething with manipulated data
after closing the ranks
in the outer part of a distant crater
facing poisonous snakes
shouting,“Tarnation!”
after straining with joke making
like matchmaking
with the lowest common denominator
of the far-less crazy
having parachuted into another age ...

“Set to Surge” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Set to Surge”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Set to surge
debuting dueling
provocateurs
abbreviated outbursts
arching brows
rapturous tryouts
feeling empowered
watching proudly
cutting patterns
from lives in the past
manically chronicling nostalgia
going “Old School”
signaling shifts where everyone fits
like brash bumpkins having turned
to trafficking and hacking
demanding ransom
after disappearing into hot air
as out-of-sorts creepy crawlies
for “never-befores” extorted by Bitcoins
via lax laws masking flaws
while lead creeps into drinking water
as a toxic new normal
littered with fallen acorns ...

“Barely” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Barely”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Barely habitable
blindsided
by rollbacks
losing ground
singled out
into deepening
shadows
while feeling
incidental contact
being sapped
by backfiring pacts
getting antsy
hitting back with pizazz
while scrambling
into the second half
as Neanderthal
strategies prevail
in jazzy drawing classes
at mural scales
staining untreated canvases
dripping from Masters
on Instagram looking batty
with the scrappiness
of a top-hatted ringmaster ...

“Little Hints” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Little Hints”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Little hints
from mountain cliffs
and waves of migration
meeting and marrying
sharing bits of genetic mixtures
as a fishing people raising pigs
merging burials laid down
stretched out versus crouched
transitioning from hunting
and gathering to farming
in a landscape of human variation
no mention made
of the unruly and uncurated
to turn a phrase
regarding decision making
and insatiable motivations
skillfully calibrated
as manipulations of DNA
being sliced to specification
both raw and painful
and all in vain
post contemplation ...

“Learning” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Learning “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Learning to take hits
and to deliver them
slamming into one another
rough and tumble
getting good results
via yards rushing
plus hitting home runs
asking, “Whom to pick
for The Presidents Cup”
after casting shadows
over bitter battles
kidnappings sniper attacks
assassins making contingency plans
by tamping down campaign trails
seeking wide round eyes
stylized noses and downturned mouths
“You flatter me!” with the ingredients
of jelly beans as citizens-to-be in brief
entertaining stories informally on the mall
point by point like watchdogs for short
reporting on large herbivore loss
in search of moisture
undulating across coral
studying habitat loss
while wearing snorkels ...

“ Thin Partitions” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Thin Partitions”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Thin partitions hiding the rising
of “ghost kitchens” hanging shingles
digitally bedeviling deliveries
using cryptocurrencies signed,
 “No slices” while stacking up curley fries
as driver delights by using White
Monopoly bills equalling fairy tale meanies
of palm readers during holly jolly seasons
for The Three Musketeers donning hi-top sneaks
mimicking students of Socrates simultaneously
seeking the harbinger instincts of, “Uber eats” ...

“Curtailing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Curtailing”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Curtailing hiring
garnering little sympathy
as governments shrink
into horrific prison scenes
with faulty plumbing
and emptied vending machines
as guards fall asleep
while roaches skitter
into crimped sheets
while high-profile inmates
incur severe neck injuries
having successfully lessened
their fear and misery
ending with blue-tinged cool skin ...

“Amping” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Amping”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Amping the jagged
and the dramatic
while carrying
multiple mantles
of mythical tales
being cheerfully adapted
by musical magic
followed by a rumba dance
donning the pig’s tales
of master’s classes
performed beneath
backlit stained glass
and unmatched
beeswax candles
as distant uninhabitable
planets spin out
like global ground outs
selling out
miscounted mishaps ...

“Ricocheting” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

”Ricocheting”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Ricocheting gyrations
of the “Deep State”
raising penalties for hate
getting stuck in place
having had relations
with foreign agents
still repeating catch phrases
of campaigning candidates
with redundant claims
seen under surveillance
while scraping same-day
pink pearl obliterated erasures
failing to cement reputations
caked with multiple layers
of icky-fingered statements
as largely excavated voter-based
barricades containing
ground-scraping head space ...

“Second Helpings” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“Second Helpings”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Second helpings
like triangles
with unequal sides
mimicking
stubborn denials
during sleep-wake cycles
while reciting,
“Red sky at night,
sailor’s delight
red sky at morning,
sailors take warning”
according to naval lore
while branching off
into online forums
for endangered bladderworts
being hampered by boredom
stares and catcalls
along with the siren songs
of less literary sources
as a kind of odd story
while missing the point
of eye glosses
for the armed forces
swapped for camouflaged tops
heated over politics
donning crocheted tops
and flower garlands
fusing glamour and darkness
with scofflaws
loudly chiming in
on the hidden decomposition
of gunslingers
after being split into itty-bitty bits
while taking really big swigs
as a fixative...

“ A Weird Specificity “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“ A Weird Specificity “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A weird specificity assertively high spirited
wittily configured like ethereally kneeling figures
turning into Classicists seen standing
from the back luminous and pale
following a jagged non-chronological path
ultimately growing up to be working class
tightly wrapped stretched canvases
seen in the cross hairs
monochromatic abstractions
prickly burlap secured by brass tacks
feeling stranded at a random chance
while running off the rails
providing scrutiny for finances
weakening The Endangered Species Act
having dire humanitarian impacts
causing extensive damage
hunkering down without any clout
acting like a cookout crasher
minus a savings plan
based on major and minor scales
playing out-of-sync
demanding kayaks for fly traps
in vanishing habitats fading to black ...

“ Anchoring Traditions “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Anchoring Traditions “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Anchoring traditions
struggling with the current
becoming especially coveted
while asking, “Will safety suffer?”
having been raised on punk
while using gut
strings for period
pieces from earlier eras
getting tough on the ears
throughout modern history
now confirmed, “bankrupt”
having scaled crags
and marked ticks on cliffs” ...

“Having First Say” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Having First Say “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Having first say in the wake
with an unwillingness to weigh
in on red flag waving
while waves break during ICE raids
as a portrayal of “the shaken”
issuing high stakes in exchange
for secret information
picking up the pace
rolling back regulations
embracing strategically
restrained anger
limiting populations
saying, “There’s an art
to getting away with invasive
trailblazing surveys”
all from an uncertain age
of sketchily rated
ultimately not a young
persons’ age while displaying
torqued faces rippling sideways...

“ In Little Bites “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“In Little Bites”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

In little bites of, “Once upon a time”
like dreamy meanderings
while flipping switches on old TVs
with black-and-white screens
as expressions of relief
for daily monotonies on Zeniths
no coats needed for pleasure seekers
while looking chic in vintage clothing
when nothing seems fixed
even with rainbow-hued pillows
propping us up with bubbles
smelling of pink gum ...

“ At a Dire Risk “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” At a Dire Risk “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

At a dire risk
options dwindling
unsettling ambitions
rules toppling
atypical visits
with victims
lacking in empathy
protesters gathering
words festering
being plunged
into mourning
dizzying rules of law
vendors hawking
new normals
of right versus wrongs
stampeding
panicked people
fleeing after hearing
loud noises
police pleading
“ run, hide, fight! “
perceiving
sounds of falling signs
dropping
forks and running inside
losing shoes
getting left behind
heightened anxieties
accepting
“It’s my time to die
via backfiring dirt bikes ...

“Rattled” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Rattled”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Rattled feeling doubts
in and around no slowdowns
of promissory notes
as fast-approaching
unsettling moments
like fading goddesses of Go-Go
this year alone while blowing solos
rolling over main components
“Going for the gold”
with bill-blocking notes
“Ready, set, go!” ...

“Formally Labeled” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

“Formally Labeled”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Formally labeled, “ The worst day!”
seeking safety from manipulation
and outrage while declining
to address past language in the wake
of, “racist hate” as an, “evil contagion”
bullets grazing babies pitchers saying,
“The ball feels differently this year!”
leading to tinkering with grips
on splitters like drill-bit coagulates
with the same Latin origin as, “inch”
while navigating the world with chips
and hieroglyphs being pushed by winds
throughout a vast solar system
all with the equivalent
of the weight of a paper clip
when taking no prisoners
as interplanetary turf battles begin ...

“ Adding a Touch “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

“ Adding a Touch “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Adding a touch
of undercover
on the rocks
with hot gossip
getting called
on the carpet
being spoiled rotten
“ Her brows look lower
and her forehead
looks larger “
as a hot commodity
while sticking to comedy
as an iconic model
dancing in the park
or at a farmers’ market
after a pot stop
all in anticipation
of a gala gone gaga...

“Nearly Numb” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán...

” Nearly Numb “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Nearly numb
to men with guns
leaving the public stunned
and seeking consultants
following the blood
getting shunned
while flexing the muscles
of tumultuous buildups
for up-and-coming thunder
“They’re coming for us!!!”
feeling flushed
vigorously scrubbing
while air pumping
and poking fun
“Oh grow up!!!”
over cold cuts
as Love bundles
thrown up
like ludicrous
mid-Summer junk
upon coming
under discussion
trumpeting,
“ I want to pump you up!!!”
with homespun puns
while wishing the munchkins
of late Summer, “Good luck!!!” ...

“ Did Not Look “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

” Did Not Look “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Did not look specifically
at eating smoked or cured fish
according to a spokeswoman
stating, “One way or another
we advise against eating too much
both in smoked or cured form
while aging six times
faster than normal”
really moving the needle
via base-pairs per year
coming on the heels
of a long work week
while scrounging
for greasy pizza
and meeting regularly
with senior trainers in a frenzy
all at the pre-residency level
of a grueling process...

“ Imagine Yourself Here “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán ...

” Imagine Yourself Here “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Imagine yourself here
for an appointment
or a visit where we live
cross pollinating
from the runway
to the raceway
as an understatement
like an ever-useful drinks table
while winning the sweepstakes
of re-imagination
infused with honey for the holidays
replete with global taste
in a circular shaped gateway
with honey-combed hallways
leading to an unexplainable
one-of-a-kind creation
like a seasonal mainstay
perfect for vacation
inspired by wasp-waisted
collaborations
blooming from the equator
of a luggage label...