Standing on End

" Standing on End "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Historical chillers
miniaturely
marbleized
by the "by-n-by"


secretly subpoenaed
co-conspirators
of the status quo
hailing smartphones


giddily inhaled laughs
in backs of taxis
for human traffickers
swiped accidentally


already been battered
in capped landfills
rumpled khakis
worn sadly


seen its share
of dollars plus gas
as sand plans
pale in comparison


gritty repairs hammers in hand
spirited tasks for capacities
of cucumber sandwiches
hat in hand donning jammies
with lizard scales


inherently clandestined
hard-pressed big bets
worth less any second
faces reddened


stiffening affection
well pressed
standing on end
joking about death...

Sequined Bonbons

" Sequined Bonbons "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


This gathering of formidable talent
elevating status as riveted facets
of hectic energies in whimsical subsets
of portentously quilled introspection
conjured as sequined bonbons
for cavorting peacocks...

Pure Music Existed

" Pure Music Existed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Pure music existed
more utopian
than impromptu


pitch black
without amplification
on hand all day


sprawling walkways
shaded by sycamores
movingly viewed
asplash in wading pools


outstayed by a laid-
back matter-of-factness
along with torrents
of joy-evoked thoughts
saturated in red-grays...

Hardened as Gospel Gone Horrid

" Hardened as Gospel Gone Horrid "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


The language of profit and loss
paid off turning towards
lives of war like bloodied ties
scrawnily scrawled void of thought


soggy salty oligarchs
by far without regard
for the hostel
at the very start
of the well-guarded
apocalypse for martyrs


hardened as gospel gone horrid
like converts of ferocity
emptied of empathy
in columned coliseums
sheathed with sheer fabric ceilings...

Pinking Shears

" Pinking Shears "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Pinking shears
zigzagging needles
finishing seams

quilted batting
plush fabric
rapture

raw silk filaments
continuously reel
presser foots and bobbins
tensely throb with ardor

synchronous
tapping of hammers
dawning romantic
ancient grandeur
sentinel fantasy...

Pluckily Pigeonholed

" Pluckily Pigeonholed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Late nights before sleep
jerry-rigged on-the-cheap
lithely wiry smiling coquettishly


rutted and bumpy
considering running
playing dumb
utterly flummoxed


out of timidity
unspeakingly lonely
pluckily pigeonholed
labeled, "Dry Clean Only"


gritty rather than glittery
right down to hackneyed
drip-dry cycles on gated islands
never passing gas...

Weeding Garlic Fields

" Weeding Garlic Fields "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Weeding garlic fields
gotten by bartering
brazenly modern


plucking on the farm
quail woodcock
pigeon partridge


mindlessly tucked behind
ears in varying
conditions of brevity


gummy buttery
brains and cheeks
squeeze down filter out


tilted backward
bits of bone lobs of fat
chattery camaraderie...

Doting Over

" Doting Over "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Doting over
darkening thoughts
during predawn walks


fending off
so called,
"fight or flight"


as psychedelically
colored lights
fill the skies


feeling burglarized
by rewirings
of mental decline


varying widely
in highlights
bunches of times


mood brightening
for chronic liars
contemplating suicide


self-aggrandizing
imagined slights
baring half smiles...

Junctures of Guck

" Junctures of Guck "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Less crowded
truly radical
strategical paths
as in-genuinely
tactile workouts
on scratch pads
of thereafter


junctures of guck
in our skulls
linked to irregular
occurrences
of pre-predictive
plasticity
hinging widely
on egads
and sight gags
of the hereafter...

Omens of Holding Patterns

" Omens of Holding Patterns "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Simple and rarified
digital dualities
craggy beneath
out of synch


joyful anarchies
as omens
of holding patterns
in spellbound castles


horsing around
in cameos
of long takes
while sharply zooming
into grandiose views


seemingly quirky
war of the worlds
of "don't worry"
handed out
broken down


brilliantly laughable
low-slung caps
gunned down
under banners
of blackmailed gaffes


over rabbit pâté
as whole days dragging
past honking alarms
and flapping flip-flops
cramming harder...

Minions of Complicity

" Minions of Complicity "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


A new piece
flesh-colored unisex
open-endedness


continuing to stretch
delving into spotted reds
composed collectively


bevies of momentous
exceptionally generous
special guests


penchants for high-end
mock sessions in sequences
of, " however distressing "


enduringly legendary
secular redemption
as rarified lessons


wriggling in niches
whipped up by drink
ritually cycling


mind-body little pill-
shaped minions
of complicity


snappy one-liners
visual gags
on the lam...

Savvy Snacky

" Savvy Snacky "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Extremely new
senses of humor
due to low turnout
and little turnover
of renewal


as savvy snacky
fancy tapas
liberally drizzled
with a secret sauce
full of obvious nods
from heavy metal scholars


muted and melancholy
like house-made sour cream
over plenty of glistening
crackling skin


tasting even better
for breakfast
atop gimmicky tacos
of sweet peas
and sunflower seeds


downed in between
repeated viewings
of matter-of-factly
canonical galleries...

A Palliative Bird House

" A Palliative Bird House "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


By the by
cockeyed
in pink light
demurely
married
haplessly
curling feet
onto the couch
while peep-holing
into the grief
of a palliative
bird house...

Air-Lifted Tangled Hair

" Air-Lifted Tangled Hair "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Low-strung and sultry
wordily tongued
preposterously art conscious


seriously drinking
frequently tipsy
extreme binging


scantily clad
big-game trapper
highly attractive


tightly belted slacks
shaped as a Martini glass
teasing and vamping


fending off despair
with a campy badge
of air-lifted tangled hair...

Won't Be the Only

" Won't Be the Only "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Won't be the only
at the very least
now-and-again
autumn breezing


heads down
knitted brows
suppressed smiles
avoided eyes


yanking curtains set aside
for flamenco-and-bullfighting alike
while settling for pretending
to remember months after death


unadmittedly cruel
yet sympathetic
as searingly high-strung
open-mouthed kisses


abandoned
by this and that
acutely stalled
by long drawn-out bawls...

Course from Corners

" Course from Corners "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Where we heard
where we were
circling the world


riotously unpredictable
endless depths
of nervy energy


a long way away
in yellowed envelopes
neatly folded


steadily approaching
garbled dial tones
callers unknown


barely breathing
through the receiver
as scribblings
of disappearing inks


sobbing too much
to continue
as tears course
from corners...

Skip Over Magic Potions

" Skip Over Magic Potions "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Set aside earlier
selling melons and coffee
petting the dog


gusts pick up dust
lips filmed with gritty scum
from artillery fire thuds


snakes and scorpions
upstaged at the gates
of the ungamily displaced


avoiding sniper fire
doubling in size
taught on television sites


hawking cigarettes
on the main drags
of tents and trailers


graveyards
for ramshackled
camels with schrapnel


in makeshift clinics
turning on spits
hustled off to prison


not nearly as nimbly
dismissive in precarious
positions of dithering indecision


offered up for questioning
snatched up as menial jobs
along porous borders


grotesque
ectoplasmic drones
skip over magic potions...

Outpaced without Prodding

" Outpaced without Prodding "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Running in reverse
wearing thin on citizenry
stopping and frisking


promoting switches
of carbon footprints
by anti-trust divisions


chafing at the blame
for drop-out rates
and falling classroom space


unadjusted for rates of inflation
while dwelling in basements
with great contemplation


outpaced without prodding
of contrary economies--
often left wanting...

Derogatorily Altered

" Derogatorily Altered "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Polite and cordial
derogatorily altered
on deed-of-gift forms


breaking into grins
never knowing
which ink to spill


lividly wincing
flicks of wrists
banging fists


walking off cliffs
lacking wills
starling beginnings


highly suspicious
worried well
imprecisely in our heads


old-fashioned spectacles
hunched over desks
with ideal vitamin levels


scorpion venom
prescribed without question
cyber sick chronically ill...

Worrying About the Message

" Worrying About the Message "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Worrying about the message
even when Jello prices well
while staying inexpensive


surprisingly complex
ultimately depending
on marrow cells


as colorful gels
in permanent collections
unmolded altogether


like Latin declensions
when left by themselves
hoping to impress


creating a present
out of context
coming clean
by nailing everything...

When the Bomb was Un-Dropped

" When the Bomb was Un-Dropped "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Confines of plot problems
paradoxically razor sharp
when the bomb was un-dropped
across a blockbuster of artists' rooftops


staged as sit ins
with little influence
triggered by linguistic
trip wires of the law abiding


speaking admiringly from behind
barriers of shatter-proofed glass
while standing with clickers
of creation myths


ir-rhythmically beating
with inherent uncertainty
as oxygen-tapping plasmas
erratically pulse in harrowingly narrowed plaque-stiffened capillaries...

Unheeding Unnerving Pleas

" Unheeding Unnerving Pleas "


by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


A sweeping view
of the newly
unearthed impromptu


renowned in movies
wielding
convulsive scenes


not always audible
beneath clenched teeth
of oral histories


implacably seated
before silver screens
of breath-taking scenes


unheeding unnerving pleas of fleers
in encampments of the gasping
ungrasped as tangents of sarin...

Statutory Mash-Ups of Origin Myths

"Statutory Mash-Ups of Origin Myths"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


First-rate clashes
on loosely thematic
biological tracks


as statutory mash-ups
of origin myths
subversively sitting still


manipulatively and mouthily
timing the catch-and-hold
of marblized poets


while twangily headbanging
like self-carved cadres
of ancient rivalries in ivory...

Running Out as a Subscription

" Running Out as a Subscription "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Both a summation
and an homage
to a sandbox


legs and arms
spread apart
hinting at fragility


digging overtricks
running out
as a subscription


cultural first crushes
in artistic flux
like grainy clumps


winding up
in flexing shovels
and colorful buckets...

Pre-Stretched Dubsteps

" Pre-Stretched Dubsteps "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Movements springing up
described brusquely
like none other


slapped with corruption
by mobs rushing
with matters more than money


moral forces of preachy avoidance
taking up causes
as savant keyboarders


beneath under-attended tents
in incrementally mesmerized sets
largely strung together
like pre-stretched dubsteps...

Bits of Much Gone Hungry

" Bits of Much Gone Hungry "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Once called, "victim"
with whatever it took
behind an ambush


having never really been heard
as "his", not "hers"
entirely on the surface


downing flutes of champagne
slogged as grittily natured top seeds
cast between railings of concrete


rooted in lost homegrown thoughts
like homespun cloths
woven with bits of much gone hungry...

Curtsying Out of Courtesy

" Curtsying Out of Courtesy "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Shielded by a smile
derided nearby
boxy white


bloodthirsty
rail-thin
firmer footings


stingy tippers
in pixeled predicaments
within disruptive proximity


like theater in twilight
besieged by headliners
on backless plastic grandstands


as the ad hoc quirkily archived work
of swing-worthy showgirls
curtsying out of courtesy...

Witness This

" Witness This "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Witness this
frothy mystery
until recently


defection means
changes in medium
moving freely


shocking imagery
hypnotic eddies
winged feet


unyielding
dashing figures
more powder than beer


flamboyant showpieces
sterling techniques
mustered surprisingly


taken for granted
coaxed ovation
potent gazing


grim fascination
ever-widening eyes
briskly exciting


moistening feet
fluidity
tapping nimbly


arrested stomps
jewel-box prominence
sinuous arms...

Scruffy-Chic @ Warp Speed

" Scruffy-Chic @ Warp Speed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Turns out to be
less bleak
as pink placebos
of sneak peaks
stylistically
distinctive
scruffy-chic
sung inside
at nearly
constant surprise
awarding laurels
at warp speed...

Seesawing in Brainstorms

" Seesawing in Brainstorms "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Rather than talk
across notorious squalls
seesawing in brainstorms
well beyond borders
all out of sorts...

Unaided by a Cage

" Unaided by a Cage "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Smelling weakness
threading the needle
with idiosyncratic bids


surprisingly mild
kayaker guides
reaching
wireless deals


seeking normalcy
off the Keys
at stake
coming of age


emerging dazed
unaided by a cage
single-mindedly
requiring a team...

Lifting the Rod

" Lifting the Rod "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Lifting the rod
into the back-cast
fishing across
the promenäde


resistance beginning
snagging the fly
stripping the line


drifting downriver
floats dipping
landing fish


holding fore grips
under still waters
with disgorgers


taking time to revive
energies survive
hatches of flies


feeder streams
suddenly deepen
signs of life
beneath the quiet...

Touchy-Feely Patinas

" Touchy-Feely Patinas "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán


Pumping up a crowd
with birth announcements
as hands down with fall fallout


where wedges may come out
like trade barriers whited out
with sentimental sides


likened to lifelong exactly whys
definitely inviting touchy-feely patinas
seeking out pliable cedars


in diagrammed deals
of big brass and delicate strings
deemed verily as twee...