“Staying Power”

“Staying Power” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Staying power/resolution/grit/spirit/will

courage/spunk/pluck/valor/stamina 

bouncing back/vivacity/VICTORY …

“More than a Couple”

 “More than a Couple”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

More than a couple when making amends 

by making an “L” with the thumb 

and index finger and raising the pinkie 

meaning, “ I love you” a whole bunch …

“Torrential Rains”

 “Torrential Rains”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Torrential rains 

unfurling flame orange 

bursting through purples 

donning stalwart white shirts 

swerving through a murky second person 

emerging in reverse …

“Gimme a Moment”

 “Gimme a Moment”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Gimme a moment 

following “big” or “go”

meant, “And yet” … in a text…

“Falling Back”

 “Falling Back”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Falling back 

breaking bad 

like a door nail

that just doesn’t last …

“A Green Spot in a City”

 “A Green Spot in a City”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A green spot in a city where séance leaders 

get their degrees and actors

don’t play their roles subtly

simulating flings beneath tasseling trees …

“Commiserating”

 “Commiserating”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Commiserating with riffing memes 

as legacies for family trees 

along ancient streams 

situated squarely between 

water and land on the heel of a trail 

spawning scans in labs teeming with plants 

blurred between fins and hands 

immutable and static as octopuses and crabs …