Members of the Troupe

" Members of the Troupe "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Members of the troupe
often unproven
nevertheless supplemented
as sensual colors
flecked with red

having moved
through concussive cues
that can be danced to
seemingly at random

minus feedback
from undefined ideas
while under siege
by thought-to-bes

being rubbed and struck
by percussionists
while in recovery
drenched with sweat

endlessly inventive
just above jagged
like a face transplanted
onto a flat canvas

where not all the germs are bad
from hapless years passed
as incalculable casualties
squiggling at a risky clip

held up brilliantly
slightly medicinal
somewhat mercurial
when attacked verbally

like copycatted rants
wearing orange silk satin
with stiffened white bands
above a flare

biasly cut
with no structure
as sartorial injustice
smugly zipped up
'n' unctuously
buttoned shut...

What Exactly?

" What Exactly "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

What exactly?

More serum than balm
under oversized garments
unclose to the body
as less hostile

while living largely
like fragile nail art
as the strapless
garland metallic
of foreign policies

after setting agendas
with tougher efforts
posing threats
having been faulted
for force

while tiptoeing away
after tapering
new complications
from longtime mistakes
in increasingly
complicated calculations

targeted to date
during the late stages
of head-setted brainwaves
for elegiac music makers
somewhat dismayingly
masquerading
as new undertakings

by going to great lengths
for extraordinary roof-raisers
compensated under the table
in the jealous rage
of a two-act play
portrayed in multiple layers
to critical acclaim
after storming the gates...

Quizzical Finial Pinnacles

" Quizzical Finial Pinnacles "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Coming tumbling out
likened to hidden slivers
alternating between solids
and watery voids
being offered at auction

keyed up caustically sworn in
coldly cynical roughly intermixed
with commonalities of limited vision
as disjunctive consciousness
when only snippets are visible

still sputtering under hedge funds
struggling to keep up
unbecomingly befuddled
by the curmudgeonly undercurrents
of monied muckety mucks

spawning hybridized prized
winningly vibrant carp
by peering beneath muddied ponds
far above quizzical finial pinnacles...

Truisms

" Truisms "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Truisms
swaggering off screen
jumbling warring feelings
bobbling heads babbling mouths

minutes elapsing
sounding deadlier
and much drier
beneath tightly
circumscribed
streetlights

from forehead to chin
settling into the dusky hush
of a half-funny live-action
interactive remake

passing away nowadays
without recrimination
for fairy tale babes
vividly showing the way
by painstakingly tracing
irreconcilable faces

seen in three angles
in the roundabout
of fair amounts
hauntingly throughout

like puzzle pieces
gone missing
in extinctions of species
after clanging alarms
carrying the plots
of attention-deficit problems

as somewhat preposterous
chart-toppers for super models
that more than startle
organ parts for hot-shots

while foraging
for no good reason
in dampening festivities
tamping down
the spontaneous sensuality
of chummy matters

bandstands at the back
disarmingly relaxed
engrossingly acted
competently cast
epic tragedies
whisked from families...

Can't Advance

" Can't Advance "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Can't advance
toward rare chances
at the back of the class
while decoding tsetse genes
like bare-knuckled ditties via proxy

stunningly hot diggity
during old home weeks
being a bit naughty
with sleeves trimmed off

as plush pouty mouths
are largely hushed
then bulked up
'n' whittled down
then freaked out
after sneaking around
and skedaddling

being frowned upon
as call-and-response
running the risk
of pleasing neither

like clumsy comical luck
panickly long planned
worryingly emblematic
haplessly atmospheric

wielding cameras
toward traumatic pasts
supplanted by pre-programmed
actions of bedragglement
uncannily moving hand-in-hand...

New Oversight

" New Oversight "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

New oversight
when the outcry
becomes fierce
as key targeting
of vulnerability

with victims of sinking
largely kept secret
heavily redacted
dismantled by hackers
shortly thereafter

struck down
radically frantic
upended emeritus
pushing for protections
taking strong exception

while conjuring bionics
with the escalation
of risqué names
air kissing all the way

while unearthing
breathtaking data
unmistakingly
in the making
in very different ways

like bold collaborations
of historically venerated labels
weaving off of center
high minded and dumb crazy

cutting loose flickering ingenuity
quite clinically beguilingly at ease
with visual incongruities
in separate pools of light
posthumously suffused with music...

Unequivocally Factored In

" Unequivocally Factored In "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unequivocally factored in
being starkly conflicted
after getting down to dickering
with kin set adrift

being blinkered by sequined eyelids
furiously funny sassily tweaking
eye candy with guttural speech
as crowd pleasers replete
with glorious high C's
multiplied exponentially

tiptoeing carefully
across strong links
of pre-existing pinky
slips of permission

atypically with digitally
critical praise as raised
by previous generations
affected by the staginess
of in-turned legs as segues
to machinations
like unmolded shapes
for close-up shows
scene all over...

Tea Bags and Old Canvases

" Tea Bags and Old Canvases "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tea bags and old canvases
playing hands laid bare
appearing as alien
as an encore
for oddities of décor

like pink flamingos
with interactively green
fly-swatter feet
as idiosyncrasies
for far more vexing themes

squeegeeing unwieldy
jeebie-jeebies
during gluten-free odysseys
in a single evening

bursting into tears
behind cantilevered screens
of maximum security
endlessly recycling
artistically inclined passers-byes

calmly looking on
offering solace
balmily thinking not
with verbal arms

feeling more fondness
for felicities
while leaning gently
toward frailty
and its unbearably
dry-eyed wailings...

After Last Call, Auk Awakenings

" After Last Call, Auk Awakenings "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

After last call
caught in the flash
with a pencil-thin mustache
much better off elsewhere

expressed as shock and lament
over super-luxury developments
for the living dead like chess
and checker sets huddled together
as weapons nonetheless

like can-do confidence
gamefully left unabetted
with the intent to sell
not-to-mention innocence

uprooted by punishments
swift and then some
and all the likelihood
little knowing who had to move
intuitively pursuing city views

like Rorschach blots of promise
while on safari cheek and jowl
popping up on the ground
from miles around
as smart pop-heavy soundtracks

in fairly even balance
clearly gathered
around caramelized carrots
and little neck clams
spouting seasonal cocktails
mixed in house

tellingly vibrant centers
in recognition commensurate
to tufted puffins on paper
outsourced as auk awakenings...

Tucked into a Corner

" Tucked into a Corner "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tucked into a corner
casting a pall
over stalled untold stories
"once and for all"

having never gotten caught
in the short falls
of deplorable paucity

being exchanged
for grueling anonymities
by the vast majority
as profane clichés
of "all the same"

existentially chasing
"not so much has changed"
without explanation
in the first place

intentionally vague
subconscious rage
pinning all the blame
on lack of motivation

as commonplace
scenes underplayed
blithely ignored
largely disappearing
as self-concealment

when deft abilities
of "only then"
become dead headed
by more in-depth
experts in recklessness


ending up
often dead ended
like guested
errant impertinence
now and again...

An Iconographical Setback

" An Iconographical Setback "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An Iconographical setback
upon first awareness
of an entirely prolonging
different order

enticingly dotted with charts
and arguments for un-rock stars
focused on nebulous knowledge
gained in hard knocks

technically accomplished
during riveting mad scenes
writhing on our backs
arms dangling

forcefully imagined
while shouting, " Get Cracking! "
becoming densely entangled
in the front ranks

slobbering away across pallid stages
with the stylish gait of beggars
toting bigwig résumés
and speaking in salty twangs

well out of range
of no-nonsense vertical cracks
void of spackle
bangs fickly slicked back...

Enticing Choices

" Enticing Choices "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Enticing choices
like variable kinds
penetratingly highly
overtly disguised
twice-rivaled diatribes

surviving cruel surprises
through beauty of line
in single-minded
especially striking pile ons

often magnified while plying
mirrored ideas by wisecracking
and ribbing nifty fingerings
eerily tapping on chancy ectoplasm

erupting with laughter
in urgent harmonies
fraught with notes of caution
and poignant tipping points

inextricably linked
while getting knackered
by taxing pizzicato passages

trading quips before continuing
while reading lead-penciled
markings on narrowing margins
caught off guard 'gainst the majority...

Still Reverberation

" Still Reverberating "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Still reverberating
on an average day
being blown away
by compelling cases
of long-term collaborations

like time-traveling
animated baby babbles
and yowling four-legged companions
commanding rapt admiration
as changing conversations

without provocation
needing no disclaimer
as upscale inclinations
towards child's play

along lyrical veins
of presumably always
predicated on unmistakably
scrunchable faces

found in fellowship
while looking at now
deadpan parallels
with ellipses of realism
among cheery pioneers

becoming not far apart
from standup to sitcoms
in nocturnes
proceeding stomp by stomp

according to what
was once an unstoppable
survivable bomb
being posted on blogs
when an unheard of dread
comes two a head...

Just Played Out

" Just Played Out "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Just played out
above the tree line
like palookas
being thrown for loops
while sampling mushrooms
to counteract the gloom

like lunar doodling
by cratered men in the moon
tapping the universe
avidly capturing childhood magic
read in fragments
of ragtag passages

offering flickering satisfaction
in oompa shadows haled as character
rather than the claptrap of doubters...

Bluntly Earnest

" Bluntly Earnest "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bluntly earnest
aging alternatives
thoroughly enchanting
main attractions

once crowned
then fleshed out
in unimagined
flaring wing spans
for the asking

reenacting single-
voiced chants
having never traveled
along fundamental paths

trying rather to revamp
a spiritual challenge
after threatening to cramp
a craze being taken on faith
while transmigrating...

Enduringly Enshrined

" Enduringly Enshrined "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Navigating terra-cotta heads
no compass necessary
as per indigenous influences

lured out of hiding
behind folding screens
of idiosyncracies

distinctly ethereal
in full swing
like Kabuki memorabilia

drumming on thimble-
and-needle motifs
as interactively lavish
ritualistic pieces


feeling urgency
beneath root-pruned
family trees
profusely blooming

being enduringly
enshrined along vivified
biographical timelines...

Pointing to Losses

" Pointing to Losses "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Pointing to losses
curatorially morphing
forsaking spacial norms
among major geographic forms
rooted in prewar
arranged and rearranged
in most cases in new arrays
marvelously hanging

squeezed for space
far more illuminating
sustaining purveyors
as interrelated
supporting players
exchanging shapes
breathtakingly
rising and waving...

Presently Dictated

" Presently Dictated "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Presently dictated by the ash-gray-
and black palette of unresolved pasts
leaving the didactically tragic apocalyptic casts left at random

on cardboard pedestals
above false-bottomed wells
at street level largely allotted
to paper catalogs for hangers on

being acted upon
delayed partly by nuance
as the cleverest part helicoptering
while spiraling widely...

Incessantly Talking Heads

" Incessantly Talking Heads "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Incessantly talking heads
as unprecedented
excerpted pretense
for hypothetical
under-the-bed
hysteria

with ne'er-do-well
insatiably vague intent
of name-checked
chemically dependent
unnatural ends

in condescending lectures
woefully out of step
painfully ephemeral
snap-snap attitudes
for ransom

like tangential dancers
in ail houses
for meatpackers
cementing their celebrity
as co-heads...

Oft-Told Kudos

" Oft-Told Kudos "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ensuring glory
in the off season
trotting briskly
through mawkishly
flawless marsh-
mallowy plots

based on hodge-
podged memoirs
for whom
the cradle
will rock

barely camouflaged
by relentless beats
not needing to think
after offering
archival speeches

staving off monotony
revealing long-forgotten
whopping secrets
as seemingly cutesy
oft-told kudos
holistically extolled...

Ectoplastic Caps and Urns of Ashes

"Ectoplastc Caps
and Urns of Ashes"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ectoplastic caps
and urns of ashes
redefining moments
as explosive
splintering off
of ghost stories

like neon leers
fruitfully frequent
as exaggerated blinks
of soulful singers
with one-line zingers
of wincing vaudevillians

lovingly dressed in next-
to nothings for rough-
and-tumble lugs
touring cross country
in nightclub numbers

while strutting their stuff
as misanthropic back ups
in comebacks for hacks
in avoidance of ectoplastic
caps and urns of ashes...

Picked to Succeed

" Picked to Succeed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Picked to succeed
the clearly visible
turning themselves in
no longer privy
to blistering legacies

wary of harshening glares
scrambling in uphill battles
as rampant staging grounds
for synced contracts

keeping constant tabs
on painful chapters
at full capacity
miles square

like chiseled clavicles
with nocturnal habitats
never quite matched
after passing without impact
peeling back crowd wowing...

On a Leafy Block

" On a Leafy Block "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

On a leafy block sunset cocktails
roof deck chic planting parties
wood carvings lush green gardens
overlooking ponds

glass doorknobs
boxer shorts
cotton socks
gauzy frocks

fields of guar
magical crockery
as interdisciplinary
bric a brac

confronting the slack
by over reacting
on half toe with no
expressive focus

for the most part minus hoopla
like coarse performances
for ever-evident audience members
always at the ready...

Typhoon Removed

" Typhoon Removed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Typhoon removed
by camel and on foot
out of kilter booming rivers
emptied subdivisions

armed with tips
in their rightful positions
getting sweeter with every sip
heavy and filling seemingly unlimited

slow-cooked and thickened
fragrantly acidic
nothing but winners
on bottle lists

nickel deposits
where? what?
made of barley
by artisans

easy drinking
not too sugary
zigzagging
in popularity

like braised
beef cheeks
reduced
and sweetened

aromatic cheeses
ooey gooey
rare brews eschewed
since childhood
typhoon removed...

Nasty Flashbacks

" Nasty Flashbacks "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Nasty flashbacks
against gold standards
deemed too fragile
according to plan

irregardless of the obstacles
of undiminished prospects
been swathed in the garb
of seemingly sloppy
grammatical sloths

being held in common
with the general populace
in pumpkin-colored parkas
as green bills unfurl
from deepening pockets

outstripped of dark prophesies
simultaneously hand wringing
during diminishing fertility
and futility not news too many people

like ever-more retirees
while fear mongering
during longer lives
fraught with losses
fingers crossed...

Magical Thinking

" Magical Thinking "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Magical
thinking
succumbing
to crumpling
dubbed, "Once-
Favored One"

thrust up
from ice-
encrusted bunkers
ponding
as deep-rooted
lotus
leaves in Spring...

Outcries Likely

" Outcries Likely "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Outcries likely
spying versus fighting
for penny-sized might

under the wire
faded by time and tide
no longer recognized

unentitled lifestyles
launched skyward
in tight spirals

intimate intervention implied
sidelined by anxiety
conceptualized like nightmares
fenced off and snaking up walls...

Neighborhood Haunts

" Neighborhood Haunts "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Neighborhood haunts
as onetime cores
gone north

unable to support
constant taunting
branding

rather than cracking
after falling back
protracted

as outlaw statuses
never happening
in nowhere and no way

elegantly spare
mixed bags
infused with tales

brilliantly captured
while glad-handing
after picking up the slack
of sifted bits
syllable by syllable

as snippets
in irresistible
continual
juxtaposition

audibly derisive
but no more
ridiculous
than passing
in sequence
like seers...

Staring Fixedly Ahead

" Staring Fixedly Ahead "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Staring fixedly ahead
exposed to the elements
hardly offset
by none-the-less
veritable meccas
in ten-block stretches
without tenure
like bovine relics
impervious to whether
behind eight-foot fences
half blocks away
taking over neighborhoods
in acid-washed bars
for an ill-prepared populous
while launching world dominance
as ambience incarnate...

Outweighing Everything

" Outweighing Everything "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Outweighing everything
as nearly endless strings
of rawness and energy
like so many indies

hauntingly soaring
in biblical proportions
with and without gold leaf
likened to destiny

sallying and shimmying
in standardly thrilling
minimalistic enigmas
through ruthless pummelings

long and storied
staring back
with irrational analyses
eye-openingly
fly fishing while in exile...

Forever Views

" Forever Views "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Forever views
sweeping through
the pharmaceutical
as extremely slow-moving
former views of little use

like gratuities for cruelty
contracted anew
by squeezing the later
with a disparate
luxury tax

groaning wearily
while infringing
on sweaty inequities
as emcees
wary of publicity

becoming not long
in the coming
after ducking
into mentally measured
succeeding selves

in lethal previews like mean-
spirited concocted careers
bookended last minute
been outwitted
go figure...

Unconscious Biases

" Unconscious Biases "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Unconscious biases
chosen and forced
under deep water

where no one saw
the super storm
being shrugged off off shore

peeling and puddling
concurrently not under discussion
after struggling to keep up
with a sullen two-drink minimum
bottoms up...

Even-Handedly Unabashed

" Even-Handedly Unabashed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Even-handedly unabashed
way past an ungraspable
use-by date entrapped
by Anti-Utopian Actions

uncannily traveling fast
toting less baggage
of inexactness
in initial acts of nostalgia

offering succor and comfort
under oilcloth covers
never looking cleaner
lacking antiseptic sheen
gone prancing in wind-swept scenes...

Enacting Grievous Links

" Enacting Grievous Links "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Enacting
grievous links
to the lifeless
gone missing
within an instant

hinging on the mud-clodden
cleats of methodically plodding
gatekeepers deftly steering
past egregiously screeching
gears of patina green...