“ Noble “...

” Noble “

by Suzán Jiván 
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán 

Noble
affinities 
conveying
sensitivity 
outsized gifts
privileged
“thanks”
and “giving”

yet still
needing
weeding
while
ensuring
outreach

last
but not
least 

barnstorming
menageries
from beetles
to mummies 

“It’s big, really big!”
like occupied galleries 
as “happenings”

sparking ingenuity 
via items of the extreme 
like flip flops on the beach
highlighting mainstreams

as printed on graphic tees
having fallen in love with cities
gone stomping in clogs
sweeping concrete streets...

“ Developing “...

” Developing “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Developing delicate modeling
chromatic sensibility over ancient periods
via pious imagery reflecting ideals
feeling transitory affinities for placing eagles
adjacent to razed buildings

as sorrowful figures gather
in fields of chaff after thrashing
beleaguered by misery
beneath harsh scrutiny

mythical refugees
actively witnessing grief
as weightlessness
spiritually portrayed
on glazed sheets of paper...

" Over Long Distances "...

" Over Long Distances "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Over long distances
roughhousing children
peering out of train windows
still being raised as optimists
with clumsy shifting positions
seen with little significance

hidden puppeteers picturesque exteriors
witnessing the underprivileged
in distorted funhouse mirrors
reflecting unfinished family business
marshaled by carnival committees
deemed circuitously funny
while doing standup then suddenly
shouting, "Down in Front!"
abruptly losing touch crying, "Time's Up!"

streaking tears squirming pitch-perfect shrieking
geeky justice colleagues calling for a lot
of crane and dolly shots solving
thorny personal problems via odor-shield products
while playing air guitars with smokey monsters
of intermingling mythologies

not missing a beat hearing reverse signal beeps
beneath glass ceilings meeting with duputies
conditioned to agree with almost anything
via re-gifting within coming weeks being
booted out of high-level meetings seeking
hostages' freedoms sizing up big screens
during deadly years plinking grand pianos
squeezing keyless concertinas lending airs
of respectability to theme parks and theaters

battling for supremacy
re-defining eras
drumming up deals
ratcheting up public proxies
leveraging stocks
with eyes towards profits
for our rocky counterparts
singing obscure bella conto arias
in little-known operas
based on non-scholarly topics
well above an activist's moniker
maintaining twisted plots
traced on headstone markers...

" For the Children "...

" For the Children "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

For the children
coinciding beginnings
simplifying speech
memorizing material:
" all gone shoe
all gone vitamins
all gone lettuce "
all on behalf
of grammatical reality:
" mommy daddy
here there bye bye
hi night-night "
striking innumerable times
as scrabbled manuscripts
being neatly typescripted
like guiding principles
more-or-less fixed
only the words differ...

" Over "..,

" Over "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Over wreckages of lament
crumpled together
no fuel no electric
arrestingly sending
dejected and decrepit
messages to our heads
as relative losses have left
us feeling unsettled yet
still attesting to attempt
untethered ventures
spearheaded by renewable energy
messy and admittedly eccentric
all in the wake of "Intrepidness"
as adrenalous sympathetic cells spread
over multitudinous recovering selves...

" Startlingly Bizarre "...

" Startlingly Bizarre "

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Startlingly bizarre
chronicles
of anthropology
unrecognizably
complex societies
as study guides

offering insights
being amplified
by highly qualified
scriptwriters' life
styles via mankinds'
acquired likes and dislikes  

accepted by tribes'
dialectical biases
yet expressing
infinite meaning

by all manner and means
exploring links
to child-rearing techniques
stepping across boundaries

assessing the elderly
reluctantly deciding
to discontinue treatment
in dying environs

still striving to survive
via former ways of life
citing competing viabilities
while cultivating wet rice
for societies on the rise
as a self-described
leveling device...

" Late and Vast "...

" Late and Vast "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Late and vast
untransplantable
trudging stanzas
recalcitrance
of personality
unconditional
tragedy left lacking
in compassion
arbitrarily traveling
burbling springs
buttressing dignity
nonconformity
omnipotence
of thought
still standing tall
deployed from abroad
not to be ignored
toiling in the soil...

" Intermingling "...

" Intermingling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Intermingling
familial histories
expressed more freely

rounded rubbed and polished
as universally popular
classical models

grasping of forms at their strongest
yet uncharacteristically coarse
and left unadorned

like unwitnessed
ancestral pictures
lent for exhibitions

wax models for figures
fundamental differences
readily admitted

like kindred spirits
mysterious in origins
as allegorical self-portraiture

blurred softly
post hemming and hawing
via offbeat scenes of repurposed serenity...

" By Moonlight, An Elegy for Florence Marie"...

" By Moonlight, An Elegy for Florence Marie"

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

By moonlight neither mistakes nor slights
mere playthings all the while froth rises 
while lying in the thyme joining in the file
with piping cries becoming suddenly quiet

like lost outposts of our minds
now off of the Isles blinking eyes 
biting abided time, "Aye! Aye!"
exorcising of spikes so much for spite
the sweet bye-and-bye 
of a late summertime rite...

" In Self Defense "...

" In Self Defense "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In self defense
of delicate connexions
with subconsciousnesses
as non-subjects
in and of themselves

devoid of formalities
conjecturing insufferably
like restrictive principles
inconsistent to subdivisions
within fictitious influences

disguised by garments
as aberrant arbiters in scarlet
depicting epic dramas
in lofty themes deemed initially
as "The Omnipotence of Thought"

brought to the fore in the form
of "True and False" futilely flagging
allegorical cautions tapering off
in glorious choral performances
purportedly seemingly "All at Once"...

" Never Mind "...

" Never Mind "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Never mind tumbling volatility
fear gauges climbing due to bellicosity
over extended periods of blasted baddies
peppery brasses operatic pit bands
all purely about sound taken out of character

donning blue-gray refugee chic
for pinnacled political elites
with waning memories sliding into senility
when put "Oh too bluntly!" eliciting
crippling grief cloaked in dark anxieties

yet pretending otherwise
while on the sly finally
being surmised
as a flickeringly
fitful twilight...

" Snowdrops "...

" Snowdrops "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Snowdrops came
as admiring faces
of gathering graces

banding rainbows
twist after twist
in and out of limits

wistful gray vistas
standing timber
Big Dipper...

" Highly Regrettable "...

" Highly Regrettable "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Highly regrettable
only slightly memorable
upended revelry
heard perplexedly
while racketing overhead
headed toward saccharine pastels

camouflaged as necessary
pulverized oyster shells
as aquatic scents from blue depths
along hometown edges
of familial referents

tent-pole concepts
of tendencies lest anyone forget
what's in front of them
as circumspectly "momentest"
best of intentions

becoming motionless and still
incomplete pictures of timeless images
of only slightly hinted performances
all in new forms in memorium

inward-outward glory floating grace
more likely to flee than to chase
favoring the wary over the brave

firmer less playful feeling sorely afraid
seeking to be saved cells lighting up our brains
campfires ambiguous prey collecting data
of predation unable to escape

leopard eagle snake reawakening
past generations of displaced behaviors
barely mutilated modulated
in amygdala orchestrations

vulnerable afraid eliciting a once-sacred
ghostly landscape brilliantly bathed
with the forces of sudden revelation
having gone well beyond the grave...

" Not as Estranged as It Might Seem"

" Not as Estranged
as It Might Seem "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Not as estranged
as it might seem
reawakening unfolding
into rather complicated shapes
of uncertainty even today

centuries later
impractical planes
sadly mutilated
depending on angles
new heights being attained

reinforced corners
for three stories
inevitably exaggerated
and highly praised

like undulations
of tracery innovations
in between bays
conspicuously graceful
and even greater

agonized faces
displaying
up-to-date traits
crowded spaces
miniature paintings

all done by laymen
at a leisurely pace
well under way
in the first place
suffice it to say
while making
final arrangements...

" Playing "...

" Playing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Playing with complexities
of semi-autobiographies
It's tricky! like tailoring
salt-and-pepper long hair

new-fangled males and females
still trying to stabilize their craft
floating in mid air
as ambitious expansions
of sports spectaculars

for King Kongs for example
by exchanging banter
with golden-haired handmaidens
staring open-mouthed
on versions of long-playing albums

spinning at high capacity
zeroing in on class
as celebrities behave
badly in tall tales

tragically flashing back
into hatdscrabbled arrogance
stressing the fragile
and approaching collapse

whispering, "Why exactly?"
being left unanswered
seen trailing maladaptive
software packages...

" Forthcoming "...

" Forthcoming "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Forthcoming the fast
the flashy afterlives
"What's inside?"
"Perfect timing?"

rambling through highlights
as if you like rewriting sci-fi
via impinging insights recombined
by pressing, "re-wind"

blithely obliging surviving
daguerreotypes of mankind
as formalized allies with squinty eyes
messaging rates may apply

so why not give it a try?
affably chap like by design
the very idea of feeling cheery
distortion-free serendipities

being unleashed preserving sanity
alleviating anxiety crucially
factoring departing naturally
relative to canons of massively
expansive glitteriny galaxies...

" The Ultimate "...

" The Ultimate "..,

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The ultimate buzz
media coverage
of blockbusters
while donning goggles
in the Galapagos

indicating increased blood flow
plus greater focus on fast-growing
info-loads for virtuosos on riverboats

like rightly sos swooning over no-nos
being left alone via effective bio-control
perceived as the utmost echolocation
emanating from bat homes
atop multiple glistening poles...

" As a Master "...

" As a Master "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

As a master
of comic style
churning ironies

"slim feasting smiles "
sinewy and lithe
doing " allthelikepluspiety"

becoming dismal and stuffy in size
and number tumbling triumphs
of culture almost lovingly
nonconforming to history

liberally practicing
the ecclesiastical
sacredness of marriage
via curious accountings

long since disbanded
knocking off hats
radical in color in connexion
with public attention

meanwhile electing
to finally decide the question
of all measures of contempt
later inevitable under duress

concerns felt packed during lectures
at lecterns again and again
less evident imposing expressions
of the ordinary self

marching in procession
towards assemblage
across trampled flower-beds
to immense effect...

" Lines of Action "...

" Lines of Action "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Lines of action attached to backgrounds
closely bound to the natural fecundity of animals
painted bison mammoths prehistoric man
relief carving demands exaggerated females

stone artifacts reindeer antlers
reconstituted plaster confused matters
disenchantment looking after inhabitants
sandstone pink granite dating back
to requirements of magic
for harmony between God and man

while deciphering tablets and stamps
with benevolent aspects absent
stigmas of mortality huge masses
artists' hands elegant objects acrobats
human scales mainlands ivory plaques

slightly redacted sun-dried hieratic styles
prototypes for afterlife instincts of violence
full-faced profiles harsh outlines
sedentary lives religious rites
endlessly realigned synthesized
darkness to light before our very eyes...

" Almost Exactly "...

" Almost Exactly " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Almost exactly standing comfortably clearly adjusting
flattening reliefs however experimentally
as stylistic novelty minus compulsory iconography
indulging freely in juggling antiquity as well springs
metamorphosing into imaginary beings embodying
third dimensionality heightened by classicizing serenity
linked to overall individuality as well as compositional themes
of monumentality juxtaposing vital ideology while unifying
gestures with universal expressions via lively polemics
of swarming formalistic forms adhering to walls
emerging from cloisters loftily vaulted floral forms
gargoyles spitting out water becoming adornments for support
rapidly transforming more human than divine elongated proportions
as sources of spiritually altering corporeal portals
as sources of spirituality altering corporeal portals
where poignancy is being perpetually restored...

" Sticks "...

" Sticks "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
In Honor of Florence Marie
In Memory of Anton James

Sticks as flimsy twigs seen at the cusp of spring
true-blue pigments on the edge of extinction
"It's here! You can smell it!" as primary suspects
for resurrection once and again without question

during "de-extinctification" efforts
far from new developments
passenger pigeons wooly mammoths
institutional grants for lost habitats

driven by dearths of data and not-so-empty nests
for fully fledged penguins gone hunting for themselves
in worldwide networks as viruses return and diseases emerge
like shorebirds with distinctive shrieks sequencing species
via whistling underwings and distinctive orbital rings

ducks and geese paddling quickly across shallow ponds
towards Himalayan snowcocks large and stocky
low clucking shrill cackling jungle fowl spectacular marsh
harriers fore-dawn bat hawks stilled waters herons stalking

gliding soaring pulling it off out walking
corny side burns being shaved off in dance halls pizzazz un-ignored
revisiting retooling rebooted art schools while making silent movies
for super-nerdy wasteland futures like murky stews in cartoons
with cell phones set on "mute" for super-human classical music
hectoring brass whistles and whip cracks as savvy trappings
for gaudy and grand skeletons prancing harp and piano thinning out...

" Hoping "

" Hoping "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hoping to catch the red eye among advisers

where loyalty precedes experience 

by administering officials of a high populace

while endangering autonomy

via social media's angry masses

repudiating research practices

for ghost-written weed killers

helping to unwittingly

finish final films winking

over mysterious disappearances

asking, "Is it really any of our business?"

reading ravishingly

gilded nonfiction

as exchanged endearments

whispering anonymously

over hot beef and barley

sipping corn liquor

smoking brisket

offering free recipe tips

with and without seaweed

boiled whitefish in sanctuary cities 

tracking civilian atrocities

questioning Roundup's safety

" Who's podcast is this anyway?!"

" Give me strength! " stamping flamencos 

lacy and long trained on stage wizened with age

and violent gesticulations youth meets sage

right out of the gate right away

in rigorous yet gracious adaptations

when dread is pervasively beautiful and devastating

as actual places seen under the table wasting away

in sharp focus examining grasping talons of raptors 

holistic immaculate tableaux sharp shouldered getting stoned

long foretold like kept composure from the days of olde...

" Closed Off "...

" Closed Off "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Closed off at sold-out performances of requiem choruses

having thrown down the gauntlet into disputed territory

all the more raw sneaking beneath bed sheets

crimson rashes flaring experiencing persistent badgering

being denied access beasts left intact wreaking havoc

slithering and gathering swatting and scattering

for larger forebears sadly seen as our far-better halfs

ultimately abandoned during aftermaths

as hashtags gone mad searching for answers

still grinning at prospects of the optimists

talking and laughing sitting on stairs 

during writing classes though not exactly

standing out peeking out at name tags

being scanned as student badges

handing stories back and forth over healthy snacks 

looking like leading characters 

having coined reality via quantum mechanics

as seemingly bizarre facts waving white flags

from here to there over blocks of unexplanatory matters

passed hand-over-hand through springtime air

taking chances bouncing balls of rubber bands 

over winding grassy paths ringed by silver-leafed saplings

with crypts built into the background dedicated to gratitude

and human frailty feigning heroic acts secularly encountering

coronets on carriages traveling to the hereafter 

via postcards and stamps stressing symbolic aspects

meekly and sadly unimaginable inexhaustible galleries

gasp upon gasp immortal master Townsend's Solitaires

with exposed tails across mountain grasslands

being widely scattered as harsh "chiks" 'n' "chaks"

of short dry chatter paler drabber brown thrashers

brushy habitats russet backed fieldfares 

piping nightingales pipits wagtails flashing wing patches 

black caps sharp rattles high chaparrals 

on the spot and on the fly billowy instincts single-stringed

transformed tragedies golden-haired wailing now declared

via conversational manners midway through tasks

fanciful and abstract from distant galaxies of fire-branded tales

kind of splashy only feebly critiqued like indie pop medleys 

brief and catchy unabashedly upbeat provocative whimsy 

insistent riffs culled as bits of atmospheric overtricks...

" Measuring Up " ...

" Measuring Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom &Mom-
Mom Suzán

Measuring up as a such-and-such
while keeping in touch no matter what
" Did you get the memo? "
like a slightly apologetic " in-betweenie "
missing link pointing out paucity
patchy and incomplete

exhibiting weaknesses
plucking out theories
deemed big possibilities
using clawed fore-limbs
evolving into wings
considered to be a big feat

venomously non-lethal
as the oddest thing
getting ready to sing
being kept in stitches
still in transition
written in Greek
rather than Latin

earthbound
underground
safe-and-sound
sweet 'n' fatty
queens of ants

wild forests grasslands
intensely managed farmland
family trees forming canopies
hundreds and thousands of fields
and pastures leaves termites and beetles

entomology small crawly things
unusual peculiarities biting stinging
vectors of diseases beeswax silk and shellac
valuable scavengers beautiful animals

scarab-backed reproductive capacity
introductory chapters how-to structured habits
flattened laterally sucking mouths
widening thoraxes forked tails wings overlapping...

" Against " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

" Against " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Against a wary FED full speed ahead yet tapping the breaks
while raising benchmark rates but expected to remain at 1%
being pre-empted by reigned-in investments not bargaining on heroine
posting new threats not knowing what the hell comes next
in the "Age of a Television President" impugning predecessors

as euphemisms for "poisoning the waters" as matters of course
tweeting scandalous tales of supposed facts both on purpose
and by accident needing to adapt like "Dirty Rats"
as scavenger's survival tactics after being hacked for bounty
via wiretapping reality series streaming freely
like data-driven honey traps and algorithmic interactions
brandishing unwanted facts and taking up the slack
during cool downs having been snagged by storage clouds

roused like slumbering animals lashing out
heating up buzzer-beating overall seeds
of selection committees week-by-week
leaching toxicity helped by lobbying
for public parks garnering "harmory"
extensively rethinked as states of emergency

re-emerging into safe spaces of green
for must-see genus and species
planting both feet with room to breathe
a la ubiquitous Plan Bs
surviving almost anything
with tricks up our sleeves
as anything-but-routine
like entire phylums of creatures
bafflingly transitioning
genuinely eery and all-too-real...

" Endlessly"

" Endlessly "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Endlessly thrilling
compulsively readable
not weirder
than we imagine
as mammalians

like "Winnie-the-Pooh Bears"
and gelatinous zooplankton
half-and-halfers flying flashers
for mud dragons creeping as unclad snails

with the stillness of salmon
not alone on our own planet
living in the follicles of eyelashes
as myths to carry for new-fangled
animals summarized as "perhaps-
traveling-antics" exotic and passionate
wham-bammers eating light snacks afterwards

due to paradoxical
circumstances
of simple facts
made available
from "somewheres else's
of not exactly alphabets"

for unconventional methods
left unmentioned
but perfectly effective
as unsharable advantages

kept at hand even long after
lackings in understanding
from ancestors to forebears
divided neatly in two halves

sometimes baffling
like unawareness
while making eye contact
deemed body language
with strong accents...

" Conjuring "...

" Conjuring "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Conjuring monsters
for pale blondes
met head on by jagged
glistening shards
cast solemnly

metal carts of props
house lights on
shimmering scarves
exhumed plots
prominently
turbocharged
human dolls

gone shopping
much pondering
while administering
arsenic via optometry
spectacles being
bequeathed
eyes weakening
hinting at poisoning

like quantum leaps
into bittersweet
biographical history
split over seasons
modalities of harmonies
soft to the skin
suddenly misfitting
monologue-filled
plaintive singing
turning pensive and fidgety

whatever mockeries
are being watched
closely based on novels
upon being rushed to hospitals
in a heroine's operatic synopsis
deemed unstoppable
right from the start
stomachs tied in knots...

" Could "...

" Could "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Could herald
a shift in ties
along softer lines
that shake violently
while impeaching enemies
reminiscent of missile crises
as crossings decline

from the under side of life
promising to hire quibbling climates
on websites showing no signs of quieting
caught trying to avoid prior alliances
of "never-minds" yet remaining divided
by false pride sticking to official lines

during the "best of times"
instructed to resign
tumbling after denials
of less-than-likely
strivings to re-unite
despite rising barrel prices
as tests for advertisers
warning clients
about self-driving rivals

facing "hard times" from seafood suppliers
paying heavily for funds tied to crimes
via multiple enticements signing
on well-fortified dotted lines

owned by oil giants with infinite shelf lives
being subsidized post retirement
surging to record highs by dilating irises
grown for high-society licensing
stealing ideas mindlessly following the leader...

" Mired "

" Mired "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Mired in infighting over climate declassified
heightened anxiety via baptisms by fire
while steering 4-wheel drives
into pared-down environments

smoky global skylines
spheres conjuring viruses
jagged shrinking shorelines
limited human lives

never-quite re-quieted
by abstracted lines along low-tide
dark horizons bleached white
travel diaries written on deadlines

something of improbable cottage industries
spotting the floppiest flops as worthwhile curiosities
leapfrogging gossip columnists bottleneck strikes possible
for personal shoppers identities desolving in matter-of-fact plots

like scavenged ships-in-bottles full of hardships
left unacknowleged and unstoppered by trashy goings-on
leaving nothing to chew on
except helicopter napalm from spinning choppers

pumped-up blockbusters featuring monsters
Godzilla versus King Kong
tragic captors other-half prowesses
rouéing rainy weather

meteorological misadventures obsessive storytelling
incringing bitternesses merged lessons of history
predictive terrible endings capricious tortured memories
relentlessly rolling closing credits...

" Staying Mum "...

" Staying Mum "

by Suzán Jiván  Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Staying mum among marble sculpture 

rooted in the courtyard of the Louvre

suitably lampooned in cartoons

bringing suit for the oddly cool

being granted by brand-new continuances

for running shoes plus handy hoodies as proof

rethinked in baby pinks each spring season

as fashion creeds trending like creds 

of subverted genders in semi-transparent 

outerwear trends seen as particularly fresh

multi-directional rain-repellent checks

architectural ruffled denim

encircling glitter-specked long necks

of evening dresses as a sexy get

plus additional comcennuses

of certain chemical elements

successfully present processing potentials 

like tightly packed cells expending energy

once having been sequestered then worked out genetically

selectively harvested as young fronds from farmers

calcium and phosphorous with protective properties

along serpentine barrens of incised patterns

harrow's discs and tines along narrow aisles

throwing genetic dice on seed sizes ripening 

over time for hybrids in neophyte wilds

like horned rhinos eating leafy material

while lacking front teeth becoming close to extinction

both black and white species ear fringes tail bristles

armored appearances thick grasses dense reed beds...

" Air-Eating "...

" Air-Eating "

by Suzán Jiván 

Mom & Mom-

Mom Suzán 

Air-earring leaves

with the tenacity of trees

from nearby nurseries

revealing dark green beads

gradually ripening

bitterness being redeemed

by the sweetness of peels

as secrets of plants under glass 

upon trespassing on sanctuary grasses 

having taken the dare of unfair advantages 

revealed by Snapchat cameras

for high-fashion standards 

like users' guides typified 

by intergalactic spiders

of the visceral kind 

weaving right in style

via plunging necklines

being caught in their sites

by unrelenting types

supposedly memorizing

then regurgitating rhymes 

for the world to redefine

during moments of silence

intellectual reliance

being pre-ordained 

like elegiac writings

stupifyingly

pulled aside

line-by-line

pupils dilating

in moonlight 

mythically

twinkling eyes...

" Doubts Abound "...

" Doubts Abound "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Doubts abound
spawning tweetstorms
as the mother of all
unendorsed under-reported
notorious software

all according
to the fallout
from feisty loyalists
allowing leaks
couping anti secrecy
conspiracies

hacking abilities
minus partly-redacted
attachments
all along off ramps
speeding into dormancy
surging illegally
over last legs
of final journeys

detouring
from border
crossings
across hotbeds
of foreign intrigue
worrying stringently
over far-reaching fears
of violated sovereignties

seeking clarity
as spirituals
and anthems
morph into chants
claiming cures
for trafficking jams

heard as muffled gasps
due to budget slashes
seeking sources to new lands
bare-rooted transplants...

" Set Backs "...

" Set Backs "

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Set backs wiretaps judicial rollbacks
insisting on spying despite denials
expecting fights from enemies and their allies
sitting idly minus oversights swiped from private files
nefariously posted online via digital devices deemed, "Easy-As-Pie"

spreading wings widely pointing bills to the sky
high stepping waving goodbye dozens of times highly ritualized
circling high missiles firing over nesting sites staggering crises
sharp declines rising blitzkreigs of light stars dying

becoming visible to the naked eye sweeping
like lighthouse beams of cosmic material
shaped like torpedoes breeding after a winter's sleep
waking up early during reasonably uncanny on-camera briefings

grilling nominees for Grand Old Parties
arduously threatened by blocking suffering consequences
recently re-partnered cooperatively conjuring sweet spots
awkward waddles of the populace never stopping

seeking health and hardiness sharing of nests under threat
during " data rescue " events tracking down the rest
linked by directories automatically copied
publishing logs internet's promise solely exotic
documents preserving many a marvel
irregardless of wishing on shooting stars...

" Bold "

" Bold "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bold promises coming off
like "micro- targetted" just talk
unique "psychographically"
rattling as advocacies
via unleashed browsed histories

just like conspiracy theories
plus stolen IDs in between
universities and slavery
being vigorously policed
by defying gravity
and handily revamping big hair

being rifted in skits of ironic ilks
supporting spirited distancing
on Twitter and Reddit mixed in
as masked societal stand ins
scavenging for rants
after travel ban catastrophes

displayed in glaring galleries
multiple arms flailing
looking "pretty bad"
for under-reported poorer sales

idiosyncratically feeling unromantic
undergoing trafficking while tanking
during cherry-picking shrouded in mystery

throbbing underneath blandly pre-fabbed
electric chairs scrambling more than
our fare shares donning "wash-and-wear"
using fish shot in a barrel as the gold standard
for panache well after getting, "the clap"...

" A Concept "

" A Concept "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A concept deeply embedded
in "gimme shelter" lacking intent
while skipping ahead undocumented

biblical references up ended
without discretion
turning to the back entrance
widely affiliated with deaths

left unprotected
like theological imperatives
for unsettled nonmembers
focusing in retro

proposed aggressively
perceived threateningly
feelings of fear
and vulnerability

evoking grandeur via long stanzas
through leveled embattlements
of gladiators past saddened
in ample shadow without distraction

overcome by perhaps
as rapture for the masses
of dedicated naturalists
vanishing thereafter

being taken to task
by early travelers
within small chapels
sparingly lifted veils...

" Easy "...

" Easy "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Easy projects changing
from flannel to cotton
planting cabbages and collards
bathing and combing cats
planting dinner-plate dahlias
flipping and rotating mattresses
Clinique happy heading for grassy paths
with toothsome simple fare
sorting paper and plastic rejuvenating chants
carrying stylish button bags
making napkin rings with magnets
while out-scampering mortality
livelier spirits prevailing stringing lanterns
over pots of annuals uncovered patios
casually radical as all things glamorous
bigger windows magical whole walls of glass
superior wear nail enamel staying natural
unforgettable cranberry tequila triple sec
whipped-up batches salted glasses
snaking parallels digging around
with a trowel tapping rubber mallets
expanding and contracting flows of traffic
for party packs with miror backings
well-seasoned casts meticulously caring
no questions asked spring romance
in the air of globe masters parades and dancing
with modern flair fueling passion
out of amazingly little in still lifes seen lengthwise
like lightly buttered slices
white parts of leeks in three-inch pieces
one large bay leaf whole eggs
giant beefsteaks smooth chickpea paste
hors-d'oeuvrés and canapés filled crepes
corn- husk rectangles seasoned to taste
meringues perforated ladles lean bacon...

" A Tale "...

" A Tale "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A tale
of plucky luck
masked ducks
ruddy ducks
old and young
wing beats
rapidly buzzing
sharp squeaks
thin tweets
muffled
popping series
feet running
lightly clustered
diving ducks
breeding
non-breeding
very distinctive
white-winged
thin whistling
over-wintering
rare visitors
escaping captivity
stocky and dark
relatively large
white head spots
easy marks
tundra ponds
Harlequins
rising twisting
yodeling over
shallow open oceans
diving motions
wings tightly closed
green-winged
blue-winged teals
shallow weedy
feeding on seeds
quacking deeply
wings rattling
striking patterns
straining plankton
very plain gray legs
dabbling aquatic plants
swimming in pairs
domestic variation
undertails
reedy laughing...

"Disruptive Energy"

" Disruptive Energy "

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Disruptive energy
theatrical gestures
framing of heads
as moments of respite
put together by inheritors
now dead to gripping effect

like incredible hipness
intentions blending
interdependently
deemed excellent selections
of shifting identities

strung in succession
sneakers and denim
tour essentials for pitchmen
blue blazers white turtlenecks

" It's about timing "
alongside and behind
put into a new light
much to the likes
of a real find in star shine
strobing lighting
beneath belts of Orion...

" Divided "...

" Divided " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Divided climate sciences rapid fire worldwide
bulldozers backhoes five times over
age ceilings holding right down to wardrobes
fast forwarded betting on rapid growth
showing every road paired with clothing
worn from home reinforcing personas
as garments owned on overload via art shows
from the smallest to the oldest

with rascally grins of nonfiction taken to the limit
of global modernism imparting immigrants and academicism
indigenously filtered seen in miniature risking diminishment
of objectifiable specimens by altered aesthetics
from silver gelatin experiments offered as deft assessments
rippling with unsettling intensity curated by our exceptional selves
in striking silhouettes loosening color senses
sexy and empathetic nevertheless just as important as anything else

even less transgressive signed letters on black velvet
while taking years to process delicate sketches
on boxes of cigarettes deemed assemblages on resin
for solidified evidence of mythological extremis
monstrous yet compelling atmospherically rendered
photosensitive impressions attracting collectors
in discreetly expensive A-Line dresses with political bents...

" Much the Same "...

" Much the Same" by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Much the same seeking safety as stances of vagueness having two aims
white flags waving while playing, "My Way" invoking guardian angels
of balky lawmakers saving birthplaces yielding fossil formations
in the making via stagnation of market gains with little need for major-
label rule makers from unexplained places contemplated at arms' length
as dwellings for castaways on rainy days for trouble makers

hallucinating out of range of economic gains being seen as crazy
during rebranding campaigns feeling their way restrained over decades
of lowest common denominators mimicking mixed tapes turning the tables
raising pulse rates rarely penetrating pre-calculated phrases by appropriation
of jaded calculations precipitated by high-decibeled interpretations

think headed round faced known for overly exaggerated dizzying arrays
of telecommunications with completely grown-up takes of civic engagements
for tie-dyed-flower-child favorites while cross pollinating observations and here-say
without a minute to waste mixing myths and mistakes bobbing in landscapes
of smoldering clay effectively segregated within windowless staircases

fifty students per grade weekend escapades detrimental to aims
in quarter-hearted sorts of ways being regularly confiscated
as hopeless cases yet left uninvestigated like plucked leafs along the way
covered with three pairs of legs elongated walking adult stages
across abundant vegetation growing glaring wing venations
during brief reigns becoming extinct by nature via degradation of place

unable to save face ascribing blame to slow maturation rates
and adaptive radiation far from endangered nonhuman primates
snaring spots on cereal boxes from tough outer pods nothing dainty about tarts
butternut squash chives and parsley thoroughly washed sautéeing garlic
for spicy pasta sipping a Scotch backward gardens top-restaurant psychology
served immediately this dish is a keeper ice cream with whiskey...

" At Odds"...

" At Odds " by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

At odds headstones toppling voices disguised and garbled
prompting police departments in tourist shops and tattoo parlors
as workers forgotten by sin stocks in branded properties
skewering companies sowing beans with high yields
the rest is history with high yields looking at ink so richly

wine dark kidneys swimming
in liquid by virtue of tradition
with little publicity making all the difference
via outsized committees disturbingly familiar
gilded mirrors and crystal yoga positions
on Moint Olympus losing rigidity

needing a bath badly no kidding
light-footed whimsy white-knuckled journeys
seismic activity little revisionism let me think
pushing boundaries taking on a choreographer's repertoire
in a gray leotard being executed properly
by elaborately garbed partners princesses and swans

as anonymous servants of art incarnate
no stops no starts like the constancy of dancers' apple cheeks
by the skin of their teeth cast dazzlingly during pep rallies
for the humanity's crunch seasons endearingly reconfigured
via heavy lifting seen at a distance soaring on whistling wings
with short bursts of speed but seen only briefly

when we think of velveted destinies
from hot springs harboring bacteria
gaining energy counter-intuitively
like filter feeders from tropical reefs
contradicted by discovery
outstripping possibilities

taking the shape of daisies
round greeny-brown tangled canopies of hazel
aerated and drained virtuosity of nature
spotlighting of game gazing on floodplains after rains
old-fangled fragmentation bootlaced  Milky Ways...

" Unzipped " ...

" Unzipped "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unzipped World Cup bids
travel restrictions  crash-filled wins
knees and backs stiffened
pell mell practitioners
still in it getting hits with a stick
fastest pitches in 10 innings
swinging sizzlers gleeful trips
infield injuries survival of the fittest
claiming victory with great difficulty

caution flags checkered flags
reigning champs lap after lap
"I'll be back!" overall standings
races to spare squandering chances
unanswered prayers hapless bans
fallen fans cited examples
passing to prevail, "It's a mess out there!"
setting up clashes witnessing massacres
fitting patterns of the extremely unfair

internationally sanctioned
unveiled budget plans
seen as setbacks to second chances
for acrobats being taken to task
while leaping backwards at the climax
like scandalous airbags from scaled-back
fabricated test data harder to hack
catchy mismatches of signature chain mails

in gunmetal gray and gold lamé
puff sleeved and graceful
setting the pace in remakes
of funnel shapes segueing
into dangly pastel shades
abstracted back stage

donning natty jackets with scant elbow patches
for real-life battles of head-scratching
affirmative action in paperback calamities
despondently conjuring all-conquering mortality
with glaring sentimentality reigning supreme...

" Who? "

" Who?"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Who would be or not be
blackend by a bright white
nightmare of silence
steeped deeply in denials?

all with broad smiles by private eyes
piloted by plaintive cries of pied pipers
heard as slender, vertical strands of light
seen as supertitles by our actual eyes

while seeking advice imprecisely acquired
via neuron firings from flight to fight
choosing two lives like ticks and lice
of flesh and desire recently wilded in disguise
feeling preoccupied in double time
losing our minds taken in stride...

" Fast "...

" Fast "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Fast- evolving major targets
tens of billions of dollars
without direct knowledge
hitting hard at the Oscars
asking, "How will our stars
rattle politics and tweak ideologies?"

as seen clashing on big screens
flashing fruitlessly as overlapping series
from season to season for the, "not-so-squeamish-
too-toxic-even enemies of the people
during up-and-coming weeks

spouting acceptance speeches
while rallying at National Academies
experiencing upheaval to a woeful degree
via disagreements from "The Supreme Leader"
within strengthening un-democracies

ostensibly being unleashed by "fake" media
doing as it pleases yet greeted warmly
by ticking off commanders-in-chiefs
via committees of firm believers

while remaining in the custody
of "We the People" willfully pleading,
"Not Guilty!" gleefully lobbying
for badges of honor prompting
fresh news conferences

etched microscopically by robots
of memory products doing superior jobs
in increasingly common micro-chip plots
glowingly symbiotic silicon avatar partners
garnering governing bodies
chronicled on "The Red Carpet" spotted
committing glaring faux pas...

" A Living "...

" A Living "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A living
as strictly hidden
unpredictive sentiments

sent into uncalculated spaces
newly renovated
both fractious and breathtaking

mostly celebrated
in a restless daze
joyfully intoxicating

like a great many
landscapes painted
of a very personal nature

under assumed names
seen as commonplace
for comparable cravings

spared heartaches by classical pasts
via the greatest numbers of travelers
stretching way way back
as offhand masses held for ransom...

" A Fixture "...

" A Fixture "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A fixture
like abstract infinity
dwindling into pieces
erupting spontaneously
into nonstop psychedelia
beach ball spheres
over light years

wearing thin
pensively sitting
full-figured skin lit
from a single window

archival materials
long dainty fingers
nimbler new digs
in periwinkle and pinks

etched on currency
not for everyone
hallucinogenic wonders
forever shortcutted
in tremendous numbers

temperamentally jealous
and plenty venomous
external threats
boundless menaces

but still looking majestic
while playing the percentages
slim and elegant
exaggerated necks

tossed heads
in backward directions
huddling together
pretty well

making demands
and feeling anything but sad
living happily forever after
all with abandon...

" Contradictions "...

" Contradictions "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Contradictions
mixing signals
clashing with stances
treated unfairly
clamping down
gray hoodies
cargo pants

"No Trespassing"
phishing scams
taking advantage
of curious emails
as novel examples

like lifting "Welcome" mats
while trade deadlines pass
gathering activists
going according to plan
plot strategies
claiming to have our backs

savvy underclassmen
budget fares
complicated tales
of scary televised ads

running the gambit
with slogans that last
in between chasms
of partisan stands

filling nooks
and crannies
with eye-popping
wonderlands
well within grasp...

" From the Piazza "...

" From the Piazza "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

From the piazza by the artist
of letters to a friend of cultural heritage
as natives ourselves from least-expected
perspectives in multiple languages as well

spoken with a foreigner's accent
within styles of travel eloquently expressed
by feeling and sentiment of first-person renderings
as incentives for better health being kept in perspective

habitually seen as seeds of ideas
simply offering freedom from strictures
matter-of-factly adaptive via passages
from lesser talents richly re-imagined
in thematic narratives of sensuality
overlooking calamity perceived
as grandeur ambered book and candle
in passing at once factual and fantastic...

" Racing "

" Racing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Racing to foil town halls
facing down burdening enforcers
literally being scorned by forethoughts
going back and forth as afterthoughts
like pre-curtain cat calls in the offing

simultaneously succeeding and failing
wavering between slinky and taut
feeling eerily poignant at the box office
issuing transitional points for underdogs
and their notorious signatories

left with nothing
to do but smile
and roll our eyes
while peering
out from behind
the not so sly

loudly decrying
the tantalizing
priorities of life
without even trying
within shining
spiral nebulae
externally
compiling
the insides
of our minds
just for spite
all in lotus style...