" In Equal Measure "...

" In Equal Measure "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

In equal measure
acknowledging
obvious questions
with lacerating candor

endangeringly demanding
pacing dragging
along with failings
like drywall repairs
enmeshed with scandal

coming straight
from the heartland
as a backdrop
for horsing around
in derelict housing

from maladaptive
hometowns
being parsed farther
and farther
from our forefathers
while facing
heartbreak head-on...

" An Incoherent Growl "...

" An Incoherent Growl "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An incoherent growl
most apparent
tile-backed
concrete barriers

wooden pallets
wheelbarrows
of paperbacks
dating way back
to happenstance

with opacity
and few scratches
on blood-soaked grounds
blooming ghost-like flowers

vehicles of abstraction  re-imagined
paint-splattered raggedy social fabrics
also known as dehumanizing schematics...

" Slamming Shut "...

" Slamming Shut "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Slamming shut
digging in
brushing aside stirrings
of pageantry
and ceremonial meetings
reading, "NO VACANCY"

suddenly seeming unseemly
primeval and surreal
experiencing extreme misery
while lying beneath
underpinnings of cruel feats

from sharp-shinned strategies
clinching double-digit victories
racking up wins
toughening resistances
in miniature

heading into recess
with imaginary friends
as a premise
becoming hugely successful
minus any visual evidence
like nothing else...

" Fostering Conversation "...

" Fostering Conversation "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Fostering conversation
via praise and celebration
that is not to say early days
alone on vacation

like future generations
carving out marketplaces
due to trailblazing
gentrification

while winning accolades
requiring braising
served up on hot plates
in danger in every
destination

all in the space
of three separate pages
as read by silent narrators

up in the air
mock alarm
subplots
of dialogue

moments sparkling
after a shining
surprisingly
lurid side

inching further
and further
hurtling midstir...

"Forward Thinking"...

" Forward Thinking "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Forward thinking
unofficially slippery
accruing heat and density

nearly empty
pyramidal schemes
"Toot Toot Tootsie Good Bye"

spilling everything
while bench pressing
in weightlessness

as soulfully poetic
cleverly inane
deep spacers

balancing
on curvy bases
all in the making...

"Tapping Into Nature"...

" Tapping Into Nature "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Tapping into nature
linear planes
floating into space

fluctuating
like otherworldly names
of precisely painted faces

clearer than wall labels
skipping across roll calls
for partly raw outlaws
but not for long

offering peeks
over railings
just after
final glances

thinking carefully
gaining access
to outlying pairs

proceeding
hand-in-hand
across "sir"
planted pastures...

" Bobbing Shapes of Color "...

" Bobbing Shapes of Color "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bobbing shapes of color
hinting at something or other
as seen in distinct parentheses
of awkward insincerity

warp and weft
to immobilizing effects
no comment
on blank white cards
of unchronicled horror

camouflaged
like curiosities
stowed beneath
kitchen sinks

concealing
winged goddesses
emerging
from water gardens...

"Recursive and Indeterminate"...

"Recursive and Indeterminate"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Recursive
and indeterminate
inimitable
symbiotic gigs
living by supple
wits of coincidence

real and fictional
draining and filling
tightening the grips
of muscular hybrids
while skipping ahead a bit
as lissome spirits of artifice

even handedly hanging back
over spilling top and bottom
without a hint of timidity

never having been
bullied by love
speeding up
increasingly serious

long-separated couples
being star driven
by the dozens and dozens...

"Refusing to Condemn"..

" Refusing to Condemn "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Refusing to condemn
eye-numbingly complex
stick-to-itiveness

as slivers of defensiveness
feeling like tremors
of the body electric

by herculean technology bots
via ocular boondoggles
of persistent nonsense

likened to revolving
phenomenology
yet still sounding
a bit giggly

being considered
the crowning jewels
of fashion shoots

by breaking the rules
of the better suited
shouting the news,
"The status quo
isn't stupid!"...