“ Shown “ ...

” Shown “

by
Suzán
Jiván
Mom
&
Mom-
Mom
Suzán

Shown
step-
by-
step

fully
effective
energy
levels

intending
to tempt
thriving
again

extremely healthy
fresh revelations
simmering gently

tossed then dressed
stirred well filled centers
pressed edges shaped crescents...

“ Unintended “ ...

” Unintended “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unintended
consequences
declared
“ promising “
yet unverifiable
agreements

supposedly
facing strict
scrutiny
for deciphering
“model”
minorities

as scores
of unclaimed
bodies
buried beneath
landmarks
like subplots
of conglomerates
helping minds stay sharp
top to bottom...

“ Folded Rims “ ...

” Folded Rims “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Folded rims
rare
pitchers

having been
fashioned,
“off-hand”

windings
of
glass

crimped-
under
handles

blobs of glass
showing
individuality

as arched
decanters
in amber

chestnut-
shaped
flasks

housed
in
camphor

super-
imposed
lily pads

late-
blown
hats...

“ Taking “ ...

” Taking “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Taking to the streets
dogging markets
in large part
by advocacy policies

achieving addition
by subtraction
as go-to talents
of stone and glass
colossal
blue-printed plans

gawking at people jammed
into bits of laughter
like red swimming stars
of “You’re a Grand Old Flag”

sinking shortly after launch
with interterminal transports
causing embarrassing losses
called, “prosecutors” for short

during deft performances
being prevented from saying, “Yes”
left unreferenced getting
much tougher to comprehend

yet still sensed as, “inevitable”
while magestically angled shells
shoot off during, “God Bless America”...

“ Muttering “ ...

” Muttering “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Muttering
churning
crumbling
incredulous
lovers pair by pair
mystic fellow craft
wondrous tales
meteors flare
steering the daring
noble and rare
memories of failure -
“ au contraire “ ...

“ Never “ ...

” Never “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Never too old to fall
for one another
elementally tender
best and worst selves

intelligence
merging
with affection
compressed
by anger
and resentment
into unsettling
intensity

lacking in heft
mysterious terrors
feverish threats
weaning ourselves
from antidepressants
feeling fragmented

rejecting glamour
and double-standard
romances daringly
careful pale
mournfulness
cautious handling
commanding
starry-eyed casts...

“ Curbs “ ...

“Curbs”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Curbs may hurt
journalists
in the first skirmish
with alternatives
and differences
of opinion
via inconsistencies
and jagged shifts
left in limbo
choosing to switch
to rigid rituals
assuaging critics
in breakout films
albeit ugliness
and fragility...