“ Long Bragged “ ...

” Long Bragged “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Long bragged
always laughed
off questioning
testing aggression
promising better
pushing ahead
seeking the potentials
within one-billionth
of a second
blazing unsettling
attempting
to keep fries succulent
as staples of summer
like beer and crumpets
rethinkings
of your love of dumplings
pumped then plumped...

“ An Exit “ ...

” An Exit “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An exit that may echo
under pressure
summarizing dissent
post sugar-coated
entrenchment
having once been
clouded by prospects
then nudged by precedence
via hand-delivered short letters
as of yet still under investigation
by well-wishing doormen
seeing the potential
for fine-feathered friends
while attempting to sound, “savvy”
adopting “Blockchain” in a better place...

“Reversals” ...

” Reversals “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Reversals flashing
amber backing
off warily planning
for ride hailing

while flirting with fans
in the right hands
of small-batch mass
market patterns

eye-catching
protein-rich
and natural

filling water glasses
as an attractive action
paved with platitudes
of explaining what happens

garnering indomitable sadness
begging parents to play adaptations
of Peter Pan with exactness and panache...

“ A Connected Life “ ...

” A Connected Life “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A connected life
sometimes migratory
relief provided
by finger-sized science
mimicking a home
environment
while delivering
carbon dioxide
and hand feeding

along deep sea
journeys
of yielding
biodiversity
yet still babbling
throughout cities
as full-blown
discoveries

via rerouting
and tapping
massive demands
of lifted veils
like sister brands
for rightmost jazz..

“ Getting Caught “ ...

“ Getting Caught “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Getting caught
in the crossfire
steering off
the high road
over a hardline
with a little
less of a slog
while watching
intently for odysseys
as written on postcards
documents as memoirs
causing controversy
via nonlinear theories
by shooting scenes
yet still demanding dignity
particularly ever since the beginning...

“ Once Weak “ ...

“ Once Weak”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Once weak
continuing
uncertainty

outrageous
samplings
waivers

retaliation
patterns
of migration

likely to change
forcing plans
to innovate

while
philharmonics
play

wrestling
with
gun debates

dizzy dancing
into
the hereafter

like real world
impacts
re-imagined

via social practices
like camaraderie
and sadness...

“ Self-Professed “ ...

“ Self-Professed “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Self-professed
translating success
avoiding entanglements
via globe reshaping
and eating cicadas over decades
while turning a phrase
meant as a diaphanous charade
in a dim doorway
metaphorically recalled
as a chicken to an egg
pecking down a gloomy stairway
flames flickering faintly
turning into shafts of a rainbow
appearing during an unanticipated soirée
no souls were harmed anyway...

“ Battling Back “ ...

“ Battling Back “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Battling back
by snapping the towel
at no deals on bare-
boned skeletal health care

exhibiting tectonic shifts
of futility expressing “pique”
for boilerplate agreements

pleading, “Marriage isn’t everything”
as seen behind the wheel
driving illegally for bubble-gum pink
cellphone companies

while “Third-Parties” are being held
indefinitely in makeshift shelters
perpetually dreaming of fleeing
in sleek yet deeply revealing
Trans Am machines...

“ Taking a Knee “ ...

“ Taking a Knee “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Taking a knee
taking a stand
walking
like a male
strutting
like a female

telephoning the mayor
hawking mops and pails
perusing daily papers

as a handy man
tipping his hat
bearing scars
front and back

to be congratulated
for better pain management
being left in fragments...

“ Finding My Accent “ ...

” Finding My Accent “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Finding my accent
in a time of butterflies
fluttering in my stomach

having once been nymphs
just prior to metamorphoses
as spiky caterpillars
mirrored in a chrysalis

seen during downward
spiraling crises held by
delicate threads attached
to bare-thin twigs

buffeted violently
by high winds
triangulating
via sine cosine
and tangent...