“Traipsing Barefoot”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Traipsing barefoot
second guessing scant confidence
sipping ginger shots remarking,
“Comedy is no-nonsense hard!”
capturing melancholic stars
for brittle and harsh sitcoms
acting as guests of honor
obnoxiously grabbing arms
and ardently motioning
towards interlocking goblets …
“Fueling a Spike”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Fueling a spike compiling a writer’s wiser life
replete with ginormous hindsight’s “Capeesh?”
“Picking a Color”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Picking a color then sticking with it
throughout the dreariness of Winter
suggesting year round commitments
to rainbow trimmed signatures
reflecting glittering Yin and Yang ambitions
along with ubiquitous original life twists …
“Tossed Out”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Tossed out of the maddening crowd
along with thick accents
no matter what the body language
like chalk marks on sidewalks
masking the sharp wit of the long-lived
thanks to weighing in to stunning intimacy
subtlety shifting into mini spelling bees
and nimble paper clips
of less than a tenth of an inch …
