" No One Asked "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
No one asked
unabashedly
rehashed
like pasts recast
with abandon
remastered
with fairy-tale
enchantment
while living
with pedantically
practical songs
and dances
hopelessly schematic
chrome-like sheens
eclipsed by knife-
wielding pixies
of anarchy
making tremendous sense
headlining as barely legible squelchers
moony eyed and sweet faced
being restrained by glossy leggings
and a white bustier
pitted against capacious fate
equated to exalted hard-cooked eggs
coated in mayonnaise...
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Posing Risks
" Posing Risks "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Posing risks
according
to intelligence
since linked
to reviews
shot into the atmosphere
at full throttle
as tags on carbon
by capturing byproducts
of an increasingly popular
jihad on cleaner technology
with warning shots
underscoring warming
over the course
easier ruled than done
like fare dodgers
for the long forgotten
hobnobbing in hobbled landmarks
of failed expansions
passed off on sale
on the whole like long long ago...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Posing risks
according
to intelligence
since linked
to reviews
shot into the atmosphere
at full throttle
as tags on carbon
by capturing byproducts
of an increasingly popular
jihad on cleaner technology
with warning shots
underscoring warming
over the course
easier ruled than done
like fare dodgers
for the long forgotten
hobnobbing in hobbled landmarks
of failed expansions
passed off on sale
on the whole like long long ago...
Murkier Missions
" Murkier Missions "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Murkier missions
unofficial waiting lists
raised allegations
ominous combinations
squarely taking aim
still smelling
of fresh paint
and newly-
manipulated
fake data
of the medically debatable
with unfortified bases
of metaphoric graveyards
embodying once-pure hearts
knocked silly
by timeout signals
for out-dated crises
of various stripes
for peace and quiet
in white-knuckled scenes
while sipping
slightly cheeky
iced slurpees
on opening night
premiering as wannabes
portrayed as only part-way
incarnate bluntly phrased
unconventionally orchestrated
as hoards of loiterers hang
in the park well after dark...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Murkier missions
unofficial waiting lists
raised allegations
ominous combinations
squarely taking aim
still smelling
of fresh paint
and newly-
manipulated
fake data
of the medically debatable
with unfortified bases
of metaphoric graveyards
embodying once-pure hearts
knocked silly
by timeout signals
for out-dated crises
of various stripes
for peace and quiet
in white-knuckled scenes
while sipping
slightly cheeky
iced slurpees
on opening night
premiering as wannabes
portrayed as only part-way
incarnate bluntly phrased
unconventionally orchestrated
as hoards of loiterers hang
in the park well after dark...
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Right on the Surface
" Right on the Surface "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Right on the surface
keeping it breezy
minimalistically
almost wholly
overblown
by emotion
in runaway hits
slightly less
farfetched
as founders
of festivals
for elders
and ancestors
in deep appreciation
of aging and death
far from mournful
when given voice
long drawn before
unapplauding audiences
coming to fruition
with looping repeats
over the seasons
endearingly out of sequence
experiencing weaknesses
of bedraggled fantasies
being played down
gone way out
of character
having been collected
as vignettes of muscle memory
out of context rasping and hollering
during doddering monologues
together then apart
engaging to watch
like rhapsodic throngs
pulse poundingly
preposterous
piercingly harmonic
plaintively melodic
bravely unresolved...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Right on the surface
keeping it breezy
minimalistically
almost wholly
overblown
by emotion
in runaway hits
slightly less
farfetched
as founders
of festivals
for elders
and ancestors
in deep appreciation
of aging and death
far from mournful
when given voice
long drawn before
unapplauding audiences
coming to fruition
with looping repeats
over the seasons
endearingly out of sequence
experiencing weaknesses
of bedraggled fantasies
being played down
gone way out
of character
having been collected
as vignettes of muscle memory
out of context rasping and hollering
during doddering monologues
together then apart
engaging to watch
like rhapsodic throngs
pulse poundingly
preposterous
piercingly harmonic
plaintively melodic
bravely unresolved...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Once the Bane Suddenly the Rage
" Once the Bane Suddenly the Rage "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Rejecting a rigidly
limited interest
for scripted scrambles
like mudslides
used to stem blights
block by block
concerning harsh
courts barred
from multidimensional
unwarranted
problems in throngs
overwhelming majorities
in unfounded entourages
wearing yacht-sized wristwatches
shaped by proxy on faraway stages
of former aides while reining in data
like I.Q. rules
for executioners
admonishing
their religious duties
having been stymied
by leviathans
of content providers
at double-digit prices
sapped morale
sitting fallow
after a collapse
simple sour
cold smoked
slowly fermented
lemon-scented
re-invention
jolted together
like leveraged
adversaries
purveying strength
once the bane
suddenly the rage...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Rejecting a rigidly
limited interest
for scripted scrambles
like mudslides
used to stem blights
block by block
concerning harsh
courts barred
from multidimensional
unwarranted
problems in throngs
overwhelming majorities
in unfounded entourages
wearing yacht-sized wristwatches
shaped by proxy on faraway stages
of former aides while reining in data
like I.Q. rules
for executioners
admonishing
their religious duties
having been stymied
by leviathans
of content providers
at double-digit prices
sapped morale
sitting fallow
after a collapse
simple sour
cold smoked
slowly fermented
lemon-scented
re-invention
jolted together
like leveraged
adversaries
purveying strength
once the bane
suddenly the rage...
Untold Heartache
" Untold Heartache "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Untold heartache
distinguished chairs
pivotally handpicked
homegrown commandos
having never met
their perspectives
regulating webs
denied access
to applied lessons of ethics
in boxed sets of ponderous identities
minus momentum at years' end
playing well together
with skepticism itself
abetted by heritage
recruiting environmentally
friendly help
without getting stuck on itself
covered in hundreds of suckers
losing their punch galumphing
under non-targetted drugs
that malfunction
as starbursts of the month
during current studies
of puzzled deductions
done from reconstructed impulses
with skewed results
welcoming the newly discovered
waiting for names still in use today
pre-cradle to pre-grave...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Untold heartache
distinguished chairs
pivotally handpicked
homegrown commandos
having never met
their perspectives
regulating webs
denied access
to applied lessons of ethics
in boxed sets of ponderous identities
minus momentum at years' end
playing well together
with skepticism itself
abetted by heritage
recruiting environmentally
friendly help
without getting stuck on itself
covered in hundreds of suckers
losing their punch galumphing
under non-targetted drugs
that malfunction
as starbursts of the month
during current studies
of puzzled deductions
done from reconstructed impulses
with skewed results
welcoming the newly discovered
waiting for names still in use today
pre-cradle to pre-grave...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Everything But Silence
" Everything But Silence "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Everything but silence
as slightly unreal
people creatures and spirits
becoming unusually precise
while sitting, strolling
and lollying about
couched in innuendo
paired overhead
roughly sketched
like pain and pleasure
thick with references altogether disconnected by intention
in linear sequences as of yesterday
conceptually unobjective
among the senses
minus ineffectual pretext
vastly preferential
nonetheless
as unmentionableness
between ourselves
preserved for posterity
like candle snuffers
and the sand glasses
of our forebears
with scrappy portraits of family
calmly in command
quietly overlapping in passages...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Everything but silence
as slightly unreal
people creatures and spirits
becoming unusually precise
while sitting, strolling
and lollying about
couched in innuendo
paired overhead
roughly sketched
like pain and pleasure
thick with references altogether disconnected by intention
in linear sequences as of yesterday
conceptually unobjective
among the senses
minus ineffectual pretext
vastly preferential
nonetheless
as unmentionableness
between ourselves
preserved for posterity
like candle snuffers
and the sand glasses
of our forebears
with scrappy portraits of family
calmly in command
quietly overlapping in passages...
Monday, May 26, 2014
An Intellectual Provocation
" An Intellectual Provocation "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
An intellectual provocation
rethinking nature
by using decoys and weather vanes
that don't faze tiered skyscrapers
childlike styles postcard sized
menageries of the meek and mild
circling as satellites
for the idiosyncratically magic
enchantingly transparent
diagrammatically dense sketches
in colored pencil
of what was back then
aesthetically compelling
potential inherent
as ever-present
howevers now and again...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
An intellectual provocation
rethinking nature
by using decoys and weather vanes
that don't faze tiered skyscrapers
childlike styles postcard sized
menageries of the meek and mild
circling as satellites
for the idiosyncratically magic
enchantingly transparent
diagrammatically dense sketches
in colored pencil
of what was back then
aesthetically compelling
potential inherent
as ever-present
howevers now and again...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
From Multiple Angles
" From Multiple Angles "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
From multiple angles
of longtime collaborations
befitting a grand glance backwards
at photographic fragments
stripped from context
intuitively denuded
of props and costumes
spouting prophetic advice
each in their own meanwhile
by all means necessary
while undertaking
wake-up calls
in multi-sequel installments
giving way to a more
slapdash mix
culminating in shapeshifting
slapstick gimmickry
without winking
at never-really grisly
hand-wringing
during hair-raising
mosh pit capers
as loosely fluctuating
sound plays
bequeathed to museums
having never been scened
until only recently received
after looking up from grieving...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
From multiple angles
of longtime collaborations
befitting a grand glance backwards
at photographic fragments
stripped from context
intuitively denuded
of props and costumes
spouting prophetic advice
each in their own meanwhile
by all means necessary
while undertaking
wake-up calls
in multi-sequel installments
giving way to a more
slapdash mix
culminating in shapeshifting
slapstick gimmickry
without winking
at never-really grisly
hand-wringing
during hair-raising
mosh pit capers
as loosely fluctuating
sound plays
bequeathed to museums
having never been scened
until only recently received
after looking up from grieving...
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Wrangling in Remakes
" Wrangling in Remakes "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Competing visions
already forgotten
in bad lots
from top to bottom
cutting jobs
second largest
with team mascots
in full costume
boggly eyeballs
overly polite
pop-up icons
on slim-line laptops
slipping on promises
once-proud
weakened by edgy
balance sheets
where posh sheep
are more abundant
than people
grazing amid tears
on silly screens
of the largely-serious
A-Listers like semi-mythic
pirates and musketeers
with little collective sensitivity
desperately needed
while lighting up screens
offered up with generosity
that could not possibly
require restraints
for jailbirds and angels
shackled and chained
excavated misshapen
permutations unable
to escape disdain
negotiations underway
with anonymous patrons
of current states after wrangling
in remakes excoriated
by mussed-up eye makeup...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Competing visions
already forgotten
in bad lots
from top to bottom
cutting jobs
second largest
with team mascots
in full costume
boggly eyeballs
overly polite
pop-up icons
on slim-line laptops
slipping on promises
once-proud
weakened by edgy
balance sheets
where posh sheep
are more abundant
than people
grazing amid tears
on silly screens
of the largely-serious
A-Listers like semi-mythic
pirates and musketeers
with little collective sensitivity
desperately needed
while lighting up screens
offered up with generosity
that could not possibly
require restraints
for jailbirds and angels
shackled and chained
excavated misshapen
permutations unable
to escape disdain
negotiations underway
with anonymous patrons
of current states after wrangling
in remakes excoriated
by mussed-up eye makeup...
Friday, May 23, 2014
Seeking Balance Blood and Ballots
" Seeking Balance Blood and Ballots "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seeking balance
feeling downtrodden
and dragged out
being overshadowed
by big shots bubbling up
saying nothing
undiscovered as groan ups
of outpoured down poors
with hanks of horse hair
fashioned into lamps
both dimmable and programmable
while suspended in pigtails
for multitaskers
shaped by hand
resting in backless chairs
after hitting snags
with rival fashions
blood and ballots
banned gatherings
having gotten the message
of learning far less...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seeking balance
feeling downtrodden
and dragged out
being overshadowed
by big shots bubbling up
saying nothing
undiscovered as groan ups
of outpoured down poors
with hanks of horse hair
fashioned into lamps
both dimmable and programmable
while suspended in pigtails
for multitaskers
shaped by hand
resting in backless chairs
after hitting snags
with rival fashions
blood and ballots
banned gatherings
having gotten the message
of learning far less...
Thursday, May 22, 2014
What's Next?
" What's Next? "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
What's next?
both sides
alongside
an oversized
amenity-wise
hi-rise
facially unrecognized
while teetering
on a high wire
of invaded privacy
gone pirated by crises
simply put: staying on script
coursing along retaining
and reusing data as fair game
never forgetting a face
skewed in pain in admiration
of disruptively contemplated
innovation as downright strange
downloads underway
like mitigating unsustainable
stagnation at cut rates
of over inflation on graduation day...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
What's next?
both sides
alongside
an oversized
amenity-wise
hi-rise
facially unrecognized
while teetering
on a high wire
of invaded privacy
gone pirated by crises
simply put: staying on script
coursing along retaining
and reusing data as fair game
never forgetting a face
skewed in pain in admiration
of disruptively contemplated
innovation as downright strange
downloads underway
like mitigating unsustainable
stagnation at cut rates
of over inflation on graduation day...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Cheating Death
" Cheating Death "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Cheating death
the most directly
in the presence
of neither cruel
nor the unusual
Imposing life sentences
fraught with clemency
becoming leniently clear
in rumor mills
built by highly unreliable
eye-witnesses
while racing officials
permit equine nasal strips
and the Met signals
building bigger modern wings
as companies simultaneously
in fact are harshly cutting back
on child leave and taking the time
to care for ailing parents
replete with the complicitly unique
truly encyclopedic
kept unannounced 'til recently
along with the near impossibilities
of far-flung certainties
voluminously unreported
as acknowledgements
of shortcomings
gaining little attention
evoking plenty
of the best of intentions
upping the ante
during downplays
as showcases
of gutsy renovations
upping the stakes...
Sent from my iPhone
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Cheating death
the most directly
in the presence
of neither cruel
nor the unusual
Imposing life sentences
fraught with clemency
becoming leniently clear
in rumor mills
built by highly unreliable
eye-witnesses
while racing officials
permit equine nasal strips
and the Met signals
building bigger modern wings
as companies simultaneously
in fact are harshly cutting back
on child leave and taking the time
to care for ailing parents
replete with the complicitly unique
truly encyclopedic
kept unannounced 'til recently
along with the near impossibilities
of far-flung certainties
voluminously unreported
as acknowledgements
of shortcomings
gaining little attention
evoking plenty
of the best of intentions
upping the ante
during downplays
as showcases
of gutsy renovations
upping the stakes...
Sent from my iPhone
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Hackled by Non-Standard Non-Answers
"Hackled by
Non-Standard
Non-Answers'
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Expanded clout
tilted power
newest rounds
in jeopardy
from thumb
to pinkie
beneath
glass ceilings
being nailed
by brash
attaboy
hashtags
while hemor-
raging cash
astutely acute
versus clueless
echoey boomingly
diffused acoustics
graphically demanding damages
while miming doe-eyed go-getters
manically snapping suspender
straps with quirky detachment
torn between factions
hackled by non-standard non-answers no questions asked...
Non-Standard
Non-Answers'
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Expanded clout
tilted power
newest rounds
in jeopardy
from thumb
to pinkie
beneath
glass ceilings
being nailed
by brash
attaboy
hashtags
while hemor-
raging cash
astutely acute
versus clueless
echoey boomingly
diffused acoustics
graphically demanding damages
while miming doe-eyed go-getters
manically snapping suspender
straps with quirky detachment
torn between factions
hackled by non-standard non-answers no questions asked...
Monday, May 19, 2014
Shortfalls Versus Curtain Calls
" Shortfalls Versus Curtain Calls "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Mulling over the feel
of a shared reveal
ending with pleas
for greater privacy
coming to the fore
of a lifelong
cheer on
by supporters
given over
to a soloist
like the lone
figures of old
notes slowly
juxtaposing
historically loaded
nimble duos
while loping over
a magnum opus
vigorously intoning:
"Let's get the show
on the road!"
as plots diverge
from hardship
and characters
portray malleably
soft-hearted
lead parts
having been
downplayed
over decades
offered as shortfalls
versus curtain calls
gadgets versus eyeballs...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Mulling over the feel
of a shared reveal
ending with pleas
for greater privacy
coming to the fore
of a lifelong
cheer on
by supporters
given over
to a soloist
like the lone
figures of old
notes slowly
juxtaposing
historically loaded
nimble duos
while loping over
a magnum opus
vigorously intoning:
"Let's get the show
on the road!"
as plots diverge
from hardship
and characters
portray malleably
soft-hearted
lead parts
having been
downplayed
over decades
offered as shortfalls
versus curtain calls
gadgets versus eyeballs...
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Fields of Genes
" Fields of Genes "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Big-eyed waifs
communicated
as resurrected
twin models
of immensity
incised by air-
liners diagonally
tilting contagions
of outsized flames
collapsed towers
ground into powder
peace out
harvested
fields of genes...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Big-eyed waifs
communicated
as resurrected
twin models
of immensity
incised by air-
liners diagonally
tilting contagions
of outsized flames
collapsed towers
ground into powder
peace out
harvested
fields of genes...
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Out of the Blue
" Out of the Blue "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Still unsurpassed
thicker around the jowls
more or less out
of the blue
as absolute root
causes
scarred on the margins
unspooling melancholy
layered in gnarly lineups
like flinty overdrive
by bonfire light
beneath spellbindingly
cerulean skies
blotted out
by feverish
anguishes
derangingly
complacent pathos
doomsday
plane as day
void of consolation
teetering weepy
acutely aggrieved
bereft of reason
inconceivable conceit
seemingly beaten
transformatively
forward thinking
like panoplies
of public speakers
relaying their tender
levelheadedness
evoking lucid
remembrances
evoking definitively
redemptive
feelings of families
as a nation
again and again...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Still unsurpassed
thicker around the jowls
more or less out
of the blue
as absolute root
causes
scarred on the margins
unspooling melancholy
layered in gnarly lineups
like flinty overdrive
by bonfire light
beneath spellbindingly
cerulean skies
blotted out
by feverish
anguishes
derangingly
complacent pathos
doomsday
plane as day
void of consolation
teetering weepy
acutely aggrieved
bereft of reason
inconceivable conceit
seemingly beaten
transformatively
forward thinking
like panoplies
of public speakers
relaying their tender
levelheadedness
evoking lucid
remembrances
evoking definitively
redemptive
feelings of families
as a nation
again and again...
Friday, May 16, 2014
Re-Enforced Departure Points
" Re-Enforced Departure Points "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Re-enforced departure points
perpetually recalibrating
2983 engraved names
likened to tectonic plates
crumpling and buckling
empowering towering mountains
excavating widening basins
halting faults
as re-enforced departure points...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Re-enforced departure points
perpetually recalibrating
2983 engraved names
likened to tectonic plates
crumpling and buckling
empowering towering mountains
excavating widening basins
halting faults
as re-enforced departure points...
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Horizontal Rains
" Horizontal Rains "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Horizontal rains
propulsively calibrated
reverbiating thwacks
buzzing gusts
erupting on a hunch
of pure percussion
like syncopated kink kick drums
becoming undone
as inundations fall upfront
brusquely and clunkily
new dousing lineups
marching clad
in pleated plaid
playing piping
inflated bags
for clans
adorned
with feathered caps
held together
by leather chin straps
tasseled firefighters swagger
criss-crossing at right angles
while horizontal rains
pour on parades
buttoned-up spats
make spectacular splashes
spectators commandingly clap
in teeming passages
after wading up to their ankles
spiked Highlander plumes
unfortuitously droop
and collapse in a flukily
fiery deluge...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Horizontal rains
propulsively calibrated
reverbiating thwacks
buzzing gusts
erupting on a hunch
of pure percussion
like syncopated kink kick drums
becoming undone
as inundations fall upfront
brusquely and clunkily
new dousing lineups
marching clad
in pleated plaid
playing piping
inflated bags
for clans
adorned
with feathered caps
held together
by leather chin straps
tasseled firefighters swagger
criss-crossing at right angles
while horizontal rains
pour on parades
buttoned-up spats
make spectacular splashes
spectators commandingly clap
in teeming passages
after wading up to their ankles
spiked Highlander plumes
unfortuitously droop
and collapse in a flukily
fiery deluge...
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Like Socialite Spiders
" Like Socialite Spiders "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Like socialite spiders
for the much-maligned
old lady that swallowed a fly
I don't know why
she swallowed a fly
clicking on icons
mimicking twinkly-eyed
telescoping night skies
during trying times
of the highly dissatisfied
having been riled
between and behind
underlying layers of iodine-like
personality types
kissed off pissed off
beneath parasitic sprigs
of white-berried twigs
as is the tradition
begging to differ
after first glimpses
of predispositions
towards the somewhat rigid
stable versus conflicted
in synch with the horrific ubiquity
of Chicken Littles--
Well shiver me timbers!
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Like socialite spiders
for the much-maligned
old lady that swallowed a fly
I don't know why
she swallowed a fly
clicking on icons
mimicking twinkly-eyed
telescoping night skies
during trying times
of the highly dissatisfied
having been riled
between and behind
underlying layers of iodine-like
personality types
kissed off pissed off
beneath parasitic sprigs
of white-berried twigs
as is the tradition
begging to differ
after first glimpses
of predispositions
towards the somewhat rigid
stable versus conflicted
in synch with the horrific ubiquity
of Chicken Littles--
Well shiver me timbers!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Variably Cloudy
" Variably Cloudy "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Variably cloudy
mounting fears
spiritedly appealed
stone faced
head to toe
over insurgencies
bunglingly lethal
left writhing
after singing out too loudly
over stripping the physics
of screeching instability
losing ice sheets during rising high C's
spiking like crises
kept alive in scrubby plights
blighted by denial
whittled down
to the stiffest
defensive principles
with propensities to hit
within thickening mists
minus the alacrity of victory
eye-catchingly straining
while twitching violently
behind home plate
in neatly aligned ringside seats
in a finely cut diamond
barred for life...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Variably cloudy
mounting fears
spiritedly appealed
stone faced
head to toe
over insurgencies
bunglingly lethal
left writhing
after singing out too loudly
over stripping the physics
of screeching instability
losing ice sheets during rising high C's
spiking like crises
kept alive in scrubby plights
blighted by denial
whittled down
to the stiffest
defensive principles
with propensities to hit
within thickening mists
minus the alacrity of victory
eye-catchingly straining
while twitching violently
behind home plate
in neatly aligned ringside seats
in a finely cut diamond
barred for life...
Oxymoronic Heirs
" Oxymoronic Heirs"
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The less
seems
like more
or less
now and then
as stage-fright lessons
like quirkier developments
replete with pre-texts
like sad sacks
in the first act
for toetappers
hoofing it
all over the map
like site gags
inspired by
one-liners
time lapsed
as the crow flies
over love triangles
being pirated of privacy
by killing time
sorely needing stream-
lining however dry
on the upswing
while showboating
and scene stealing
simply by switching
into rehashings
of history
unimpeachably nodding
off to sleep
with a syrupy blink
lacking in equilibrium
disarmingly relaxed
engrossingly over reacting
to the happily-ever-afters
of oxymoronic heirs
on the morning after
with total abandon
having been head-
butted by linebackers...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The less
seems
like more
or less
now and then
as stage-fright lessons
like quirkier developments
replete with pre-texts
like sad sacks
in the first act
for toetappers
hoofing it
all over the map
like site gags
inspired by
one-liners
time lapsed
as the crow flies
over love triangles
being pirated of privacy
by killing time
sorely needing stream-
lining however dry
on the upswing
while showboating
and scene stealing
simply by switching
into rehashings
of history
unimpeachably nodding
off to sleep
with a syrupy blink
lacking in equilibrium
disarmingly relaxed
engrossingly over reacting
to the happily-ever-afters
of oxymoronic heirs
on the morning after
with total abandon
having been head-
butted by linebackers...
Monday, May 12, 2014
The Afterimage
" The Afterimage "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The afterimage
wore a rabbit's mask
while lying down
with a traveler
in dark pants
quashing the chatter
raising legs in the air
bafflingly vapid
as pre-show banter
to the title track
of a pulsating magma
as the natteringly fragile
divert their glances
in slightly embarrassing
closely packed living standards
bleakly hilarious clued in
couch bound
all-the-more re-imagined
seeming to share
the unglamorously supernatural
bending to current fashion
planned by grand design
by crack private eyes
while grinding on a chorus line
on the flip side of an argyle
knee high as the name implies
trying to shed light
on the scenery provided
below the hemline...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
The afterimage
wore a rabbit's mask
while lying down
with a traveler
in dark pants
quashing the chatter
raising legs in the air
bafflingly vapid
as pre-show banter
to the title track
of a pulsating magma
as the natteringly fragile
divert their glances
in slightly embarrassing
closely packed living standards
bleakly hilarious clued in
couch bound
all-the-more re-imagined
seeming to share
the unglamorously supernatural
bending to current fashion
planned by grand design
by crack private eyes
while grinding on a chorus line
on the flip side of an argyle
knee high as the name implies
trying to shed light
on the scenery provided
below the hemline...
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Fueling Food Retooling
" Fueling Food Retooling "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Fueling food retooling
by vigorously limiting empty calories
under scorching suns after signing up
for sugar rushes being burned up
hinging on withering muscles
becoming too hard to eat moderately
as start-ups locked up
in poor-nutrition allotments
dimming budding skinny-belinks
arduously nibbling on
despite being targetted round the clock
by consummate caloric repositories
blown apart in nocturnes
deftly deposited by gobblers
getting wrist-slapped
and tersely rattled by the harsh
calls-and-responses
of the calorically unconscious
whimsically blowing Double-Bubbles
as sweet-pink prolificacies
replete with virtuosic
chewing harmonies
swallowing, sabotaged
by running gags in giddy plots
of junk-good artifice
while twits and blowhards
deploy their droll charms
satirically weight watching
cast as bewigged clods
with maladjusted postures
having devoured far
too many pulpy novels
while cheating at cards
coming out with their hands up
with Big Sugars and such
when obesity rates
are put on layaway
contraindicated by playing
down the down payments
with the anonymity of shame
as big-body head shots gone viral
surprisingly and not
like high-carb by products
cut down to size
by red dyes aisle-buy-aisle...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Fueling food retooling
by vigorously limiting empty calories
under scorching suns after signing up
for sugar rushes being burned up
hinging on withering muscles
becoming too hard to eat moderately
as start-ups locked up
in poor-nutrition allotments
dimming budding skinny-belinks
arduously nibbling on
despite being targetted round the clock
by consummate caloric repositories
blown apart in nocturnes
deftly deposited by gobblers
getting wrist-slapped
and tersely rattled by the harsh
calls-and-responses
of the calorically unconscious
whimsically blowing Double-Bubbles
as sweet-pink prolificacies
replete with virtuosic
chewing harmonies
swallowing, sabotaged
by running gags in giddy plots
of junk-good artifice
while twits and blowhards
deploy their droll charms
satirically weight watching
cast as bewigged clods
with maladjusted postures
having devoured far
too many pulpy novels
while cheating at cards
coming out with their hands up
with Big Sugars and such
when obesity rates
are put on layaway
contraindicated by playing
down the down payments
with the anonymity of shame
as big-body head shots gone viral
surprisingly and not
like high-carb by products
cut down to size
by red dyes aisle-buy-aisle...
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Shadowy Imprecision
" Shadowy Imprecision "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Shadowy imprecision
after banned aromatic
drafts of absinthe
as the dominant flotsam
of false starts
fresh out of costume
like discarded
sartorial memoirs
functionally uncommon
espousing toutings
as sumptuous satins
catching crumbs
in homunculus
cummerbunds
facing up
to pleats tucked
in with ticket stubs
warm and fuzzy
bronze sculptures
missing their pedestals
looking endemic
taking precedents
on stretchers
covered in gesso
for art-flipping collectors
lacking aesthetics
void of resonance
gone to excess...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Shadowy imprecision
after banned aromatic
drafts of absinthe
as the dominant flotsam
of false starts
fresh out of costume
like discarded
sartorial memoirs
functionally uncommon
espousing toutings
as sumptuous satins
catching crumbs
in homunculus
cummerbunds
facing up
to pleats tucked
in with ticket stubs
warm and fuzzy
bronze sculptures
missing their pedestals
looking endemic
taking precedents
on stretchers
covered in gesso
for art-flipping collectors
lacking aesthetics
void of resonance
gone to excess...
Friday, May 9, 2014
Sunny-Day Floods
" Sunny-Day Floods "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Ever-rising waters
as sunny-day floods
seeping under scrutiny
pleasing no one
on massive scales
users beware
seeking refuge
from disputed deluges
of saved big data
after urging delays
in the daze ahead
as water cannons
blast demands
" Don't ask! "
deliberately deactivated
during bold simplifications
of olden organizations
long bastions
of brittly briefed
moral matters
donning glamorous gowns
emboldened and angered
exploited mutations
unwelcomed embraces
recalled for safety
the hard way...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Ever-rising waters
as sunny-day floods
seeping under scrutiny
pleasing no one
on massive scales
users beware
seeking refuge
from disputed deluges
of saved big data
after urging delays
in the daze ahead
as water cannons
blast demands
" Don't ask! "
deliberately deactivated
during bold simplifications
of olden organizations
long bastions
of brittly briefed
moral matters
donning glamorous gowns
emboldened and angered
exploited mutations
unwelcomed embraces
recalled for safety
the hard way...
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Ivory Wicks Flickering Azure
" Ivory Wicks Flickering Azure "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Making wishes
out loud
blown totally out
of character
as shouted accolades
gone flabbergasted
with idiomatic
drip patterns
squiggling
and squirming
around tallow turns
quieter and moodier
like blue-eyed half-lifes
while silently witnessing
the sublime intimacy
of lighted ivory wicks
flickering azure...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Making wishes
out loud
blown totally out
of character
as shouted accolades
gone flabbergasted
with idiomatic
drip patterns
squiggling
and squirming
around tallow turns
quieter and moodier
like blue-eyed half-lifes
while silently witnessing
the sublime intimacy
of lighted ivory wicks
flickering azure...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Yinning and Yanging
" Yinning and Yanging "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Now skipping across
awkward positions
of low-level risks
minus culpability
while signaling solemnity
meant to lend gravity
to frazzled razzle-dazzles
clinging to the far and fast
tooth and nail as maladapted
radioactive chiffchaffs
black caps, spiders 'n' bats
left yinning and yanging
after Big Bangs of Big Data
swimming backwards
simultaneously spinning
sticky spider's silk
in minor-key finales
succumbing to aftermaths
covertly in capitals blaring
" Hail to the Chief "
being played with pronounced
wicked streaks--see it, feel it, touch it
competitively shimmying
inevitably left floundering
ridiculously out of reach...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Now skipping across
awkward positions
of low-level risks
minus culpability
while signaling solemnity
meant to lend gravity
to frazzled razzle-dazzles
clinging to the far and fast
tooth and nail as maladapted
radioactive chiffchaffs
black caps, spiders 'n' bats
left yinning and yanging
after Big Bangs of Big Data
swimming backwards
simultaneously spinning
sticky spider's silk
in minor-key finales
succumbing to aftermaths
covertly in capitals blaring
" Hail to the Chief "
being played with pronounced
wicked streaks--see it, feel it, touch it
competitively shimmying
inevitably left floundering
ridiculously out of reach...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Both Fair and Foul
" Both Fair and Fair "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Both fair and foul
during foreshortened chats
after shrinking away from laughter
when nagging questions
are left unanswered
staunched by flows of noxious gases
fomented like night sweats
vying for once-refined pastimes
for resistance fighters
at final hammer prices
leveraging infamy into the big time
quickly and be-dazzlingly
akin to overlapping stuck landings
parodied as stinging finalities
disquietingly saddened lamely aghast
like sultry gambles
during crammed last seconds
while floating
through the cool night air
with sword handles as foils
for torrid oughts
drawn against the ever-
present steely perspective...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Both fair and foul
during foreshortened chats
after shrinking away from laughter
when nagging questions
are left unanswered
staunched by flows of noxious gases
fomented like night sweats
vying for once-refined pastimes
for resistance fighters
at final hammer prices
leveraging infamy into the big time
quickly and be-dazzlingly
akin to overlapping stuck landings
parodied as stinging finalities
disquietingly saddened lamely aghast
like sultry gambles
during crammed last seconds
while floating
through the cool night air
with sword handles as foils
for torrid oughts
drawn against the ever-
present steely perspective...
Monday, May 5, 2014
Potboiler Worthy
" Potboiler Worthy "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Potboiler worthy
down-'n'-dirty
re-contoured
for optimal firmness
non-retouched
like critics
in a pickle
of gossipy
activists
fashion packed
with implants
while living
with the paralysis
of a plushly
stunning colossus
with hand-picked locks
for non-responsive soirees
eyeballs switching
back-n-forth after categorically
being transported
through smashed window glass
broken for far too long
with drawbacks
and the possibility
of getting caught
under the edifice
of an eau de toilette
having been overwhelmed
by its slight scent
however essentially spritzed
into the oncoming wind
by a fragile grip
and blissfully little
olfactory recognition
relishing watching and listening
for habitual proclivities
toward swirling
short-stemmed snifters
in particular...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Potboiler worthy
down-'n'-dirty
re-contoured
for optimal firmness
non-retouched
like critics
in a pickle
of gossipy
activists
fashion packed
with implants
while living
with the paralysis
of a plushly
stunning colossus
with hand-picked locks
for non-responsive soirees
eyeballs switching
back-n-forth after categorically
being transported
through smashed window glass
broken for far too long
with drawbacks
and the possibility
of getting caught
under the edifice
of an eau de toilette
having been overwhelmed
by its slight scent
however essentially spritzed
into the oncoming wind
by a fragile grip
and blissfully little
olfactory recognition
relishing watching and listening
for habitual proclivities
toward swirling
short-stemmed snifters
in particular...
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Deliberately Absurdist
" Deliberately Absurdist "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Deliberately absurdist
former auteurs
running roughshod
under construction
from within mixing
the chaotic bits
of gritty memorabilia
archived like manuscripts
with punched-tin fronts
like genetic makeups
grinding away under grayingly
old-fashioned entertainment
combining reading and gaming
in this case of peppy variations
imaginatively recreated backstage
portrayed strangely
in the inner ear and out
of the corner of an eye
ingeniously devised
like simulcast heady lives
miraclized gone awry
inviting deviation
as saturatingly sweet
during a costume change
while on the wane
of the woofed
and the weaved
at odds with filigrees
waltzing brilliantly
with the out-of-body
being painted
on an open palm
twinkled and charmed
chaotically...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Deliberately absurdist
former auteurs
running roughshod
under construction
from within mixing
the chaotic bits
of gritty memorabilia
archived like manuscripts
with punched-tin fronts
like genetic makeups
grinding away under grayingly
old-fashioned entertainment
combining reading and gaming
in this case of peppy variations
imaginatively recreated backstage
portrayed strangely
in the inner ear and out
of the corner of an eye
ingeniously devised
like simulcast heady lives
miraclized gone awry
inviting deviation
as saturatingly sweet
during a costume change
while on the wane
of the woofed
and the weaved
at odds with filigrees
waltzing brilliantly
with the out-of-body
being painted
on an open palm
twinkled and charmed
chaotically...
Saturday, May 3, 2014
True Impact
" True Impact "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
True impact
seeping into view
no need for sutures
igniting miscues
stymying an otherwise
powerful giant rival
at any price
while in the public eye
like white-jacketed night
spots for acerbically
provocative mixologists
notching up the noir
romping with conceptual artists
pre-occupied by avant-gardists
breath-taking heart stoppers
well beyond the endlessly possible
and unremarkably forgotten
being protected by a smock
beneath a prominent facade
of stained glass and acid-
etched copper
secreted away
without revealing names
like the tale of a nation
on opening day
in plain sight
neatly lettered
in juicy colors
succumbing to oblivion
inked in concentrically
crotchety bracingly punchy
adamantly opaque
gettings in the way
separately framed
cocked at an awkward angle
gone gaga
stacked with cheap products
lost our lease
doing exactly the same thing
deeply mourning
merely toying
underscored
by the caustically
desperate for more
to the point
as walls talking
of all the more
long before
much longer
best haunts
glamorous and swanky
just blocks away
well before gentrification
less than a year later
gone smart crazy
beyond explanation
strip layered
for old times' sake
stipulated all the same
considered naked
like personifications
of marble mosaics
now in place...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
True impact
seeping into view
no need for sutures
igniting miscues
stymying an otherwise
powerful giant rival
at any price
while in the public eye
like white-jacketed night
spots for acerbically
provocative mixologists
notching up the noir
romping with conceptual artists
pre-occupied by avant-gardists
breath-taking heart stoppers
well beyond the endlessly possible
and unremarkably forgotten
being protected by a smock
beneath a prominent facade
of stained glass and acid-
etched copper
secreted away
without revealing names
like the tale of a nation
on opening day
in plain sight
neatly lettered
in juicy colors
succumbing to oblivion
inked in concentrically
crotchety bracingly punchy
adamantly opaque
gettings in the way
separately framed
cocked at an awkward angle
gone gaga
stacked with cheap products
lost our lease
doing exactly the same thing
deeply mourning
merely toying
underscored
by the caustically
desperate for more
to the point
as walls talking
of all the more
long before
much longer
best haunts
glamorous and swanky
just blocks away
well before gentrification
less than a year later
gone smart crazy
beyond explanation
strip layered
for old times' sake
stipulated all the same
considered naked
like personifications
of marble mosaics
now in place...
Friday, May 2, 2014
Never Mind
" Never Mind "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Never mind squeaking by
during changes of life
as parents simultaneously decline
setting their sights on the high
end of deadlined noncompliances
under undisputed guidelines
stuck standing by behind
road-blocked landslides
long since denied
as the legitimacy
of familial plurality
sidling down side paths
veering off the beaten track
amid animuses of abandonment
rearing up from the grim past
often raised privately
watching from the stands
cheering at rip-roaring matches
too weak to prepare
for a zealous chance
to grab the vice chair
as ragtag fans'
bugle blaring
fears of failure
shrieking 'round fields
on the verge of catastrophe
pulling hamstrings
getting scratched
while taking baths
in embattlements
roiling the ranks
planning to back
the frantic habits
of new camps
being Tasered prior to X-rays
in an execution chamber
unable to locate a viable vein
under public examination
minus debate
unregulated
poorly trained
clearly aggravated
as surfing habits
for catheters
stemming from sanctions
collected from the web
of contenders
pushing for credit
cardiac arrest...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Never mind squeaking by
during changes of life
as parents simultaneously decline
setting their sights on the high
end of deadlined noncompliances
under undisputed guidelines
stuck standing by behind
road-blocked landslides
long since denied
as the legitimacy
of familial plurality
sidling down side paths
veering off the beaten track
amid animuses of abandonment
rearing up from the grim past
often raised privately
watching from the stands
cheering at rip-roaring matches
too weak to prepare
for a zealous chance
to grab the vice chair
as ragtag fans'
bugle blaring
fears of failure
shrieking 'round fields
on the verge of catastrophe
pulling hamstrings
getting scratched
while taking baths
in embattlements
roiling the ranks
planning to back
the frantic habits
of new camps
being Tasered prior to X-rays
in an execution chamber
unable to locate a viable vein
under public examination
minus debate
unregulated
poorly trained
clearly aggravated
as surfing habits
for catheters
stemming from sanctions
collected from the web
of contenders
pushing for credit
cardiac arrest...
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Seen as Immune
" Seen as Immune "
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seen as immune
while becoming
accustomed
to the all-consuming,
" Nothing doing! "
like floating mezzanines
cantilevered over concrete
co-curated with great pains
born of, " love-hate "
for continuing generations
undertaking creating
uncanny sensations
in two takes
by bourbon-makers
with little-or-no waste
nowadays as health halos
predominate above saintly faces
fostering pious inner landscapes
intricately packed and crated
with more misses than hits
in visibly distorted mirrors
of funhouse experiences
indistinguishable
at greater distances
for futuristically
overlapping apparitions
with obligatory personality splits
while grappling
on common ground
for miles around
rambunctiously
tender to the touch
as such-n-suches
truncheon buzz cuts...
by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán
Seen as immune
while becoming
accustomed
to the all-consuming,
" Nothing doing! "
like floating mezzanines
cantilevered over concrete
co-curated with great pains
born of, " love-hate "
for continuing generations
undertaking creating
uncanny sensations
in two takes
by bourbon-makers
with little-or-no waste
nowadays as health halos
predominate above saintly faces
fostering pious inner landscapes
intricately packed and crated
with more misses than hits
in visibly distorted mirrors
of funhouse experiences
indistinguishable
at greater distances
for futuristically
overlapping apparitions
with obligatory personality splits
while grappling
on common ground
for miles around
rambunctiously
tender to the touch
as such-n-suches
truncheon buzz cuts...
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