“Yer Out! Yeller”

 “Yer Out! Yeller”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Yer out! yeller chest protector 

comfort stretch sweeping sets 

sporting events intercessor ref

time out foul ball dead ball 

fair ball foul tip do not pitch …

“Shapeshifting”

 “Shapeshifting”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Shapeshifting ever-changing layers

simulations confounding surround sound 

robot-human interactions transcripts of chats 

scripted stilted sentiments …

“Turn the Page”

 “Turn the Page”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Turn the page

make a clean break 

heal the heartache

savor the day 

smell the falling rain …

“Giving a Talking-To”

 “Giving a Talking-To”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Giving a talking-to through and through 

endless debates blue in the face 

throughout days and days of hostility and anger

feeling peeved, “Just what we’re you thinking?!”

endlessly repeating, “The buck really does stop here!”

“As Seen by the Naked Eye”

 “As Seen by the Naked Eye”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

As seen by the naked eye the father of science 

cell walls in cork what Darwin saw 

seeds and spores crowning glories 

recesses of soil nutrient storage 

root support transporting water 

main stalks thorns spores 

pollen forms the urge to order …

“Bits of Braggadocio”

 “Bits of Braggadocio”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Bits of braggadocio to the highest power

“Woo-hoo Whoop-de-do Yabba-dabba-do”…

“Hurling Curling Baton Twirling”

 “Hurling Curling Baton Twirling”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hurling curling baton twirling 

whiffing three times in the batter’s box

lakeside lodging 

alternatives to straight up, in a bar …

“Hand Gestures”

 “Hand Gestures”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hand gestures 

ring fingers 

index fingers 

clarifying little …

“Not Give Up, Say”

 “Not Give Up Say”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Not give up, say, as a mental state 

deemed to be capacious, in a way …

“Feeling Talkative”

 “Feeling Talkative”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Feeling talkative 

after trying and trying to do better 

upon surreptitiously 

being tagged in an email …

“Ritzy”

 “Ritzy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Ritzy 

big rigs

at  spring tide …

“Smaller than Small”

 “Smaller than Small”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Smaller than small 

uprisings in decline …

“Buds of Love”

 “Buds of Love”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Buds of love at saucer-and-cup luncheons 

hot apple pie has one

being likened to an upper crust …

“Taking the Path of a Lob”

 “Taking the Path of a Lob”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Taking the path of a lob 

to wherever you are 

having once tread sloppily …

“ Juneberry Blues “...

” Juneberry Blues “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A little loathing
goes a long long way
coming just short
of being blown
into smitherines

on the silver screen
as a centerpiece
of acting sorcery
over years and years

reattaching gashes
avenging parents
singlehandedly

dodging weaponry
recruiting zombies
via eerie silences

exonerated
then left wanting
at barber shops

filled with tangled mobs
all on documentary watch
for pink dolphins donning Kevlar...

"Lit From Within"...

" Lit From Within "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Lit
from within
dropping
seed pods
from gnarly trees

like tips of spongy
tongues peeking
from yellowing teeth

as seen in a series
of empirical complexities
being bathed by an eerie
orbital shimmering

both bulbous and beady
while laddering near
fusions of the weird

as shape-shifting rungs
still climbing up
paint encrusted
fully functional
biggest discoveries

tightly gripped
strong tactility
succinct ambiguity
burrowing deeply
emergent seed leaves...

" Engaging and Mystifying "...

" Engaging and Mystifying "...

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Engaging and mystifying
may or may not
have existed

compressed feelings
magicians and musicians
tapping hats and sticks

"Abracadabra"
" A one
and a two
and a"
"Please
and Thank You"

taxidermied animals
broken glass
military regalia

"Chutes and Ladders"
in "Candyland"
masterpiecing inner peace

bearing children
stiff upper lips
"Pip-Pip--Cheerio"...

"Exploring Back Stories"...

" Exploring Back Stories "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Exploring back stories
facing sharp drop offs
of the unfortunate

just shuffling along
past the fallen
post "shock-n-awe"

seemingly walking
on saffron water
with no admission cost

dubiously gone under-reported
as standards of lost joy
for double-talkers and deer-stalkers

like means of disorder
and implausible cores
sour sad predatory

excoriating "rightness"and "wrongness"
garnering improvisatorily
nonlinear losses...

" Taking the Reins "...

" Taking the Reins "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Taking the reins
setting yellow-
jacket traps
in blueberry patches
"Vive la France!"

dysfunctional branches
being disbanded
captured in orane and black
rather than Union Jacks

raising white flags
across the Atlantic
staging fire sales
feeling wary

"Tag! You're It!"
"Kicking the Can"
in back-to-back
sturm-und-drangs...

" Seperate But Equal "...

" Seperate But Equal "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Seperate but equal
"no ifs ands or buts"
as dysfunctional
governments

"buy" the people
by bills of rights
for the upright and uptight

while "sitting-in" all night
hoping to right birthrights
"red light green light
one two three"
"mother may I?"

erasing shields from eras
in knee breaches
and powdered wigs

upon agreeing to hearings
calling, "once twice three SHOOT!"
seperate but equal...

" Clockwise From Top Left "...

" Clockwise From Top Left "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Clockwise
from the top left
of the largest ever
yet tiny enough
to fit on a pair
of eyeglasses

being seen
worldwide
at twilight
with "the moon
hitting your eye
like a big pizza pie"

by branding
"The Smiley"
as pepperoni slices
typifying spicey attire
for insiders and outliers
while cowering inside

with much repeated story lines
"Scram! In Fast Time!"
"That's MY Psyche!"
"Love At First Sight!"
as many different kinds
of ephemeral lights
being expressed online

like candy-
striped icons
slyly spiraling
sideways
while silently
coming of age
via miming...

" Sensing Sorrow "...

" Sensing Sorrow "

by Suzán Jivàn
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sensing sorrow
lurching to a stop
"What's going on?!"

awash in pink flotsam
from giant colonies
of tiny creatures

rioting species
binding reefs
mass bleaching
rethinking

all too frequently
being ravaged
by unsolved mysteries
for smoother coffee
freeze the beans

packed air tight
just prior to grinding
like fossilized meteorites
having celestially collided
into grain sizes...

" Not For Featherweights "...

" Not For Featherweights "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Not for featherweights
opening Friday
as eras of anxiety

on the downside
while getting the lowdown
becoming choked up when found

like keyboard blasts
singing when you can't
by contrast after the first act

enchanting casts
against prejudices
of the past

clad in green sashes
break dancing
vis-á-vis Saturn

one eye patched
ringing
orbital reactions...

" Staring at the Ceiling "...

" Staring at the Ceiling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Staring at the ceiling
slightly ham-fisted
in the form of a diptych
rhythms of thick and thin
illusory hard and easy

stacked prescription pills
with child-proof lids
as medicinal monuments
to faceless bodies
of interwar art

like shaggy dog stories
highlighting cores
of discord and disorder
no longer coming to the point
reconnoitering out-of-doors...

"Slammed by Nightmares"...

" Slammed by Nightmares "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Slammed by nightmares
fathers manufacturing mannequins
mothers sewing split seams
while reading from fashion dailies

being spotted early feeling
in the mood for publicity
via institutes of technology

by dressing human beings
resting firmly on bodies
of documentaries
while still in college

planning to spread Dada
with occasional sidebars
for perching artists

like bumper crops
for wanderers
just prior to departure

ardently well-stocked
with backup
pickup truck parts

as spare as tell-tell details
like defuse fusions
of thorny thistles
with clip clothes pins...

" Flapping Flags "...

" Flapping Flags "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Flapping flags
harrowing details
funerals at last

memos drafts
as stand-off airs
of cautionary tales

lacking in originality
featuring feathers
foam and sand

while spilling
the "Woo-Woo-
Woo Ahh Oos"

flashing back
to national anthems
and sea shanties

past peaks of jubilant clamor
vividly acted intensely danced
infatuated fans short-lived passion...

" Rapt Eyes "...

" Rapt Eyes "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Rapt eyes
taken by surprise
mesmerizingly
foggy-foggy nights
de-classified
yet redacted
by yowza in black

ingeniously
nerve-racking
prevailing
like form-as-fact
being re-imagined
with cosseted
foreshadowing

gnashing hens dancing
kisses planted on hands
rapturous miraculous
heart-catching command

tireless passion
fervor and wailing
taken for granted

daunting programs
stark contrasts
raspy panoplies
percussive
vulnerability...

"Two-Stepping"...

" Two-Stepping "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Two-stepping
gender-bending unisex

organized events
seeking discretion

invitations sent
honored guests in attendance

urgency-propelled
best-selling dark-sided successes

for newlyweds
aisle-destined in backpack weather

insects as objects
from markets oldest most opulent

rooted in memories
catching attention very strong smells

years spent
new love loss death...