“A Puzzle Game”

 “A Puzzle Game”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A puzzle game

of give and take 

with a notorious name 

of  “Who’da thunk it!”

just for hucksters …

“Part of a Big Media”

 “Part of a Big Media”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Part of a big media

rough and uneven 

watching what you eat

while being

italicized and underlined:

“It’s all about me

as a premium-feature

puzzle piece” …

“Out of Whack”

 “Out of Whack”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Out of whack off kilter 

on the blink on the fritz

out of commission 

coming unstuck 

gone to pieces 

beginning the beguine 

bringing back memories 

evergreen

rapture serene …

“Brouhahaing”

 “Brouhahaing”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Brouhahaing

scramming 

pulling a fast one 

placing full-page ads 

counteracting

blackmail demands 

of fine and dandy 

after a bit of tailoring 

on a blank canvas …

“Overtly Proper”

 “Overtly Proper”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Overtly proper

up-tight types 

grubbing quick bites 

chiming, “Bye now!”

decrying, “Thumbs down!”

abruptly uttering,

“How now brown cow!?” …

“Presence of Breath”

 “Presence of Breath”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Presence of breath 

plus elements of heavy metals 

for story tellers 

“We’ve all been there!”

as perfect examples

of neither bottled nor canned 

tramping “Try try again”

ringing, as church bells …

“Due to Do Unto Others”

 “Due to Do Unto Others”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Do to do unto others 

trudging past blunders 

within landlocked countries 

having uncovered 

smuggled feather dusters 

and thereby discovered

the “e” of “i.e.”

or maybe even 

the “i before “e”

except after “c” …

“ Going Over Do Overs”

 “Going Over Do Overs”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Going over do overs 

bit by bit

cheering booing 

plussing minusing

spilling the beans 

repeatedly reading the beats 

week after week …

“Game Options”

 “Game Options”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Game options, pulling some strings, maybe 

said without saying, rapped off stage a ways 

going astray as ne’er-do-well deal makers 

wait for it - staving off sticking say 

getting ready to accept unwell guests plagued

while operating covertly in alleyways 

emulating sinuous contagious creatures, say

speaking predominantly in slang …