“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 …
“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”
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”
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”
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 …