“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 …