A Trash Transfer

" A Trash Transfer "

by Suzán Jiván

A trash transfer
as a prime example
of a black banner
above a sun-
burned commander
having taken action
in unilateral capacities

slung like a sledgehammer
busted up in regular runs
to the ultimate dump
with a malfunctioning
claw in front
of mind-numbing
corruption run amok...

Shifted Allegiances

" Shifted Allegiances "

by Suzán Jiván

Shifted allegiances
with short-term interest
plus a debated stimulus
being backed by billions

shuffling
and pivoting
in searches
and seizures
while forming
far-reaching
agreements
with joysticks
and leashes

for hand-picked
conspiracies
exacting
accountability
by expecting
to plead guilty
after overseeing
alter egos...

Hints of the Past

" Hints of the Past "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

for Rebecca, Russ
Kenny, Jimmy
Mark, Danielle & Eric...

Hints of the past
written as last
glances backwards
while quickly slipping
on glassy timbres

as viscerally driven rhythms
on all-round instruments
played down as thrills
for under three minutes...

An Incantation

" An Incantation "

by Suzán Jiván

An incantation
ripped from the pages
more like an escape
usually taking place
in wealthy enclaves
of performance space
behind the stage

as an adaptation
to enchanting chambers
being overtaken
causing sensations
of domination

precariously dangled
while telling me
not to be afraid
of chord changes
in smart arrangements
being poured across door frames
in discordant ports-of-call...

Beauty Undeterred Haiku

" Beauty Undeterred Haiku "

by Suzán Jiván

Beauty undeterred
technology advances
like multitasking

As somewhat austere
with equal efficiency
aesthetic lives spanned

Spent completely dead
capriciously decrepit
tossed as a torn net

Artists reflections
surprising resurrections
rejected subjects

Run-down boundaries
historical artifacts
shabbily gathered

Values modern trends
multicast as blasphemous
while whistle blasts pass...

Clearly a Wellspring

" Clearly a Wellspring "

by Suzán Jiván

Clearly a wellspring
seeming to bleed
somewhat indiscriminately
more specifically from the cheeks

as dizzyingly intricate
monochromatic splinterings
in ectoplasmic grids

masked by schematics
emphatically done to scale
shattered like wax-sealed glass
stained by leaks in the ceiling...

Gained by Their Brazen

" Gained by Their Brazen "

by Suzán Jiván

Gained by their brazen
assassination
of rethinking strategies
for throngs of refugees

hunting for split tickets
with an indoor roar
from the meat-
packing district

like a waitress's lips
amplified by thin
tin ceilings
as far less hospitable

hemispherical
eyewitnesses
of austere exhibitions
moving quickly

half jokingly
ending up
at Ground Zero
eating sugar-
coated crow...

Deep and Often Masked

" Deep and Often Masked "

by Suzán Jiván

Deep and often masked
with a willingness
to unbuilt fiscal cliffs
as cuts kick in

signaling shifts
cloaked in vetting
and even hecklers
while keeping selections
from leaking out
of far-flung towns

seeking clarity
for the necessities of presses
while under the influence
of those who fled seminaries
like ultra-orthodox men
gathering as previously scheduled...

Unnerved Art World

" Unnerved Art World "

by Suzán Jiván

Unnerved art world
not going to work
in irrelevant searches

with unfailing accuracy
having had
your instincts scrambled

by unexpected ease
reconciled by all manners and means
in real time

being concocted by watches
as cinematic objects of apology
detained on charges...

In the Long Run

" In the Long Run "

by Suzán Jiván

In the long run
sporting puzzles
of short-lived bids
with the chances to pick
red pens in milliseconds
as safety nets...

Vegetal, Animal & Cellular

" Vegetal, Animal & Cellular "

by Suzán Jiván

Vegetal, animal & cellular
intimately reflected
held together
with the eccentricities
of acid-edged
diaristic elements

scrawled across doors
in simple forms
undernourished
and malformed
with ham-handed flare

receding and advancing
as primordial warriors
in granular cores
of smoky quartz

wearing wreaths
of bas-relief
as sly asides
pale and glasslike

in a field of battle
baring
porcelain plaques
explained
by oddly pointless
wall labels
at the end
of a parade
grinding away

getting a remake
that goes without saying
seemingly taking pains
to demonstrate spontaneity

with clean lines of legs
texturally lightweight
and highly unlikely
to stop in a dime

as in pastimes
at double-time
while fireworks ignite...

Done in Pastels

" Done in Pastels "

by Suzán Jiván

Surrounded by Legos
and 3-year olds
as the latest salvo
with attention focused
on the healthy
images of apples
in fairly large amounts
not turning brown
just branching out

the choreography was problematic
when choosing to mount
expandable categories
in fabric patterns
after looking for gaps
formed to the point
of exhaustion
as small drawings
like never before
having been crossed
where nature left off

no larger than the palm of a hand
after crossing the Atlantic
and becoming blanched
by a blasted landscape
of previously unimagined
eyelet patterns
honed as unknowable
knowns of no one
supposedly broached
like patterns of stones
opulently set
without exception
into cultural gems
projected into absentia
lending works
from the permanent collection
always performance ready

done in pastels
as father knows best
in orgiastic protests
seemingly vanished
amped up on canvases
in barrier crashing
recent examples
clashing on polka
dotted paths
of the pretty bad...

A Once Bustling

" A Once Bustling "

by Suzán Jiván

A once bustling
gold rush
seemingly
self-possessed
nonetheless
getting ready
to go steady
after pressing, "play"

swiftly rotating
with a lot at stake
on the turn table
of middle age
belied by
breathtakingly
brief freewheelings

becoming strangely
wayward as spiraling layers
of simulated animation
oscillating like diamond
needles skipping on vinyl...

Beat on the Lower Screen

" Beat on the Lower Screen "

by Suzán Jiván

Beat on the lower screen
after switching to the first person
by lifting and hurling earlier versions
right through the wringer
with running themes
of antiseptic athletes
grasping germs of ideas
while jolting their very
own joysticks forward

simulating tedium
stripped of routines
mostly involving
feats of fingerings
attempting to bring
frenetic activity
to palm readings
like whiskbroom-
wielding neat freaks...

Sugar Snap Peas

" Sugar Snaps Peas "

by Suzán Jiván

Sugar snap peas
in reverse polarity
albeit briefly
while feeling wonky
in hard-core comics
as corporate robotics
manipulate objects
with benign sabotage

flipped sideways
all visuals aside
as overly compliant
like old slang
for ripening agents
in stalemates
near death
in a snowbank
while waiting
for a date...

Scandal Stirs Scrambling

" Scandal Stirs Scrambling "

by Suzán Jiván

Scandal stirs scrambling
in a tricky clash
with a history of ailments
for less-fortunate masses
that roar and clap
on behalf of apathy

becoming damaged
as volunteers backed
by cantankerous rancor
in a so-called slow zone
for child soldiers

as fear-maddened animals
being trapped in class actions
of stop and frisk while being
deviously disguised
by climbing bougainvillea vines
intertwining across shiny
concertina wire in a double life
of hit-and-miss patio bug killers...

Forages Individually

" Forages Individually "

by Suzán Jiván

Forages individually
but dens communally
as the largest carnivore
stocky build, head broad
monopolizing breeding
rearing offspring
tending, grooming
long curved
digging claws
massive jaws

running along
leaping about
tree branches
and the tangles
of creepers
in tall leafy trees
eating wild
and cultivated fruits
consuming seeds
poisonous to humans...

Art Deco Sets

"Art Deco Sets "

by Suzán Jiván

Art Deco Sets
remembered well
as even better
when sounding sexy
coming close to straight down

immersed in the period
taking years to complete
in large-scale vicarious
fine-grained detail
built from scratch with majesty

where opposites attract
as candidly imagined
dramatically powerful
unpleasant tasks
on which to hang dances

scarcely mattering
with fewer big chances
like purity of stance
hands raised in a halo...

Stirred by an Ardent Celebration

" Stirred by an Ardent Celebration "

by Suzán Jiván

Stirred by an ardent celebration
filling the whole stage space
while gesturing radiantly
from varying angles

strikingly isolated
dampened by tamped-down hues
where statues once stood

down agonizing channels
streaming past
detached personalities

murmuring and groaning
tantalizingly close
as underlying emotions
grown decades old...

Still Inching

" Still Inching "

by Suzán Jiván

Still inching
following the leader
tempering ingredients
of essential meanings

minus the lurching
while ambling through
much to do
about the bedroom

as pivotal and discreet
by warming and softening
like halting whinnies
getting up to speed
in recurring themes...

Agreed to Plead

" Agreed to Plead "

by Suzán Jiván

Agreed to plead
as top-seeded
margins of victory
with wide-ranging chatter
expanding higher and faster
as the poor land in jail
with questionable answers
in endangered ice caps

beginning to grapple
at diplomatic impasses
of time and mortality
through vital passages
run by portfolio managers
failing to beat the averages
as long-planned practices
of political animals
favoring questionable actions...

Just Off the Tarmac

" Just Off the Tarmac "

by Suzán Jiván

Just off the tarmac
cheaper locales
colorful banners
reconsidered tactics

overseeing assets
opening hatches
sawing through ceilings
odds-beating earlier years

jumping breathlessly
through the centuries
beaming with titular dignity
positioned in the middle

comparably ambitious
fanfares and riffs
rhythmic contents
virtual intelligence...

Winters in Conifers

" Winters in Conifers "

by Suzán Jiván

Winters
in conifers
finely barred
sharp tailed
white edged
black banded
mottled

windswept tundras
black lined
through the eyes
seldom flying
eye line
usually silent...