“Offering No Breakthroughs”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Offering no breakthroughs raising human
rights abuses zooming into the mushy middle
attempting to live up to the biggest of ambitions
by running hut-to-hut in the wilderness
while buying lift tickets and weighing in
with ethicists of social justice as the best gift
being depleted of its inner energies
like many believed-to-be supposed evergreens …
“Tweaked”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Tweaked to yield deep shades of pink
increasing hardiness via prickly leaves
targeting breeding shared among species
as flash cards informally paid to be
in an audience all along
plus a punny name for a hardware store
“See you in the early morn—gone power walking” …
“Sending Trees”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Sending trees crashing in pre-dawn hours
“Something extreme happened
to cause this much damage”
boats resting on land
airplanes flipped
into cataclysmic wind ditches
ending up in photo finishes …
“Sprouting Tails”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Sprouting tails
staying balanced
branch to branch
evolving to a coccyx
instead of a tail
switching to walking on land
sporting a muscular hammock
in an upright stance
strutting in a dynamic fashion …
“A Self-Described Inner Child”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
A self-described inner child
poetry winning over science
super moons lunar eclipses
horn rooting comfy moseying
seeing all sorts of things ...
“Loss of Form”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Loss of form and function
collagen ropes Yes-associated protein
Holy guacamole! No more scarring!
“Set to Escalate”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Set to escalate surging Covid cases
seeking aid as affectionate adulation
replete with tiered cakes
for Sleeping Beauty fashion campaigns
strutting down nameplate runways ...
“Diversified Bull’s Eyes”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Diversified bull’s eyes
staying quiet
in-tact entwined
sky-high tight...
“Hammering Out”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Hammering out
hammering home
foreboding ‘n’ bare-boned
climate overtones
shining ultraviolet light
polarized light onto walls of silence ...
“Jockeying”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Jockeying for primacy
blocking rivals
telegraphing desire
at whip-crack speed ...
“Changing Trajectories”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Changing trajectories fused in history
rapid tangible achievements
shifting responsibility philosophical rifts
massive investments wrought by presidents
shattering the ice of indifference as a big if
for progressive ambitions signifying friendship
having been hurt by social distancing
challenging millions to adopt civility ...
“Snarling”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Snarling yet soulful catharsis
staccatic mayhem jabbing melancholy
chest-puffed collectives
spreading messages unlikely settings
testing the records for present imperfections...
“Boundary Defying”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Boundary defying
from freedom to violence
confessional diaries
painted by motorized giantesses
sharing the spotlight
with spiraling white stripes
and deepening black outlines ...
“Mimicking”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Mimicking unblinking scrutiny
personality and the body as themes
conjuring plasticity distorting malleability
shockingly forthright interior lives
on the rise as stark outlines scene at twilight ...
“Wondering Aloud”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Wondering aloud
moody masters
full of grandeur
auras of morning dawns
velvety chorals
senses of longing
outpourings
of absorbing night falls ...
“Our Core Sense”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Our core sense
wrought by discrepant
remembrances post pandemic
feeling near death
revealing masked elegiac clarity
while relearning
how to allow
for tried-and-true
happiness renewed ...
“The Fatigue of Being”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
The fatigue of being —
It’s hard to create anything while asking,
“What does it mean to be a living thing?
Is it an astonishing achievement
or a fleeting biology simulated by
Ivy League lightning in a vial?” ...
