“Loss of Form”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “Jockeying”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Jockeying for primacy 

blocking rivals 

telegraphing desire 

at whip-crack speed ...

“Changing Trajectories”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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”

 “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?” ...