" Inside Out "...

" Inside Out "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Syzán

Inside out
Harlequin
nitty-gritty
Orthodox
honorific
consulting
witches

perfectly
planned
at random
with no
phony sales

where even
"bad apples"
are considered
"accidents"

after being
embedded
in banality

hoardingly
added
for example

upon gaining
access
to holding
onto less cash

yet more than
in the past
per memory lapses

like chiseling
faces off
of statues

as everyday
forms
of banishment...

" To Avoid a Tie "...

" To Avoid a Tie "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

To avoid a tie already on edge
as security checks for the all-ready
tense unanswered questions

having been left unaddressed
dedicated to general elections
as seen at-the-ready to a large extent

teetering on ledges of secret ledgers
for past transgressions yet settling
skeptically for the less preferable

being plotted against by co-ordinated efforts
ending in ineffectual conventions post runners' tests
tallied under protests all hands on deck...

" Watching Offerings "...

" Watching Offerings "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Watching offerings
rolling out quickly
crucial missing links
being pursued doggedly

under conditions of anonymity
via nondisclosure agreements
unscripted domestically
while outperforming revival series

by edging out the biggest
even more surprising
one-time outliers
of the unlikely

one might say
as style favorites
from off labels
creatively layered

fuzzy ankle-grazing
collaborations on runways
upon rehearsing the day
in strictly unusual ways...

" Snapping Back "...

" Snapping Back "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Snapping back
looking inward
gone
are the halcyon

calming waves
during incubation
scrambling
while nest making

as bulky layups
in the first place
while eyebrow
raising on off days

heart rates racing
partly dictated
by slight changes
to isolation plays

becoming more engaged
over firmer handshakes
of congratulations
on birthdays...

" Hard to Fathom "...

" Hard to Fathom "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hard to fathom
most obviously flashy
in decades past

as famous failures
greatly exaggerated
like vaguely feint
ambivalently palatial
dizzying cabarets

thematically cancanning
undergarments
swirling everywhere

limbs flailing
into major drawbacks
of taut dancers

in staged theatrics
facing backwards
while issuing hosannas

all across
tattered
man-made
maps...

" Hanging Out with Growing Pains "...

" Hanging Out with Growing Pains "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Hanging out with growing pains
like waifs and strays making their way
into plays seeking solace for pain

while cherishing exploration
using unrealness as an anchor
for good-natured illusions
being stripped away
by sophisticated slang
beneath tear-stained makeup

during games of charades
like prioritorizations
of personality traits
sashaying away
toward equally
persuasive
episodic
praise...

" Not Necessarily "...

" Not Necessarily "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Not necessarily entirely credible
when managing to project
unnatural sentimentality

vulnerable to sudden absence
both glossy and matte
unscripted interactions

pointing out exceptionality
only in passing  as pastel palettes
for breakout characters of exquisite talents
getting feedback at random coming in second to last...

" Welcoming the News "...

" Welcoming the News "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Welcoming the news
coming into view
as tamper-proof
investigative scoops

evenly forward-thinking
beyond past-mapped genes
plus apologies from darlings
for missed shots hit towards shortstops
under retrenched domestic policies

challenging prints
lingering threateningly
angsty media
hemorrhaging ideas

spearheaded strategies
emerging attacks
chemically manufactured

prominent characters
covert anti-doping labs
massive moral stands...

" On Trend Unbuttoned "...

" On Trend Unbuttoned "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

On trend unbuttoned
much discussed
while on the stump

shiny brightly colored
pretty much,
" No worries! "

rediscovered
as, "anonymous"
parent companies

amped up before and after
jigglingly spangled campaigns
setting the stage running the table
skin-in-the-game-chief curators
hard to explain on and off the runway...

" Map by Map "...

" Map by Map "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Map by map
getting back
to the jazzy
roof-top-plantings

felt first hand
upon impact
with very little contact

as tattooed tableaus
inked on arms and backs
being seen onscreen
beneath sleeves fair to speak

banged tapped and twanged
all across stages
while arabesquely balancing
with minds flying wildly
performed in silence...

" All But Passed "...

" All But Passed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

All but passed
unrestricted
access

as an homage
to an attention-
grabbing square

like folk art
just barely
reaching its peak

but delivering
meaning
starting right here

with six-
figure deals
of twin pillars

svelte figures
among early
interests

from across
two continents
of peasant art

omnivoriously
shopped
by who is
important
and who
is not

interpretted
as objects
replete
with an
indiscreet
avidity...

"Rattled"...

" Rattled "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Rattled
scrambling
presumed
to have
crashed

intruding reality
slow and flowery
favorably saddled
head-to-head
advantages
being banned

hoisting
staggering
avid weight-
lifting fans

re-examining
samples
unveiling
gambling
favoring
arms' sales

morally
defaulted
fraught
with flaws

brought
to a hault
via all-
important
sharp-
cornered
folklore

passed
down
orally...

" Not Sure "...

" Not Sure "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Not sure
appearing
to have been
shielded
from the indulgence
of neither

running the country
nor becoming
the presumptive

while evoking
breathtaking justice
for love and loss

at turning points
shared by an audience
on war horses
for uniformed officers

as arduously "spit-spot"
codes of honor
being enriched by harmony

plus effusive melancholy
from wayward products
of the bemusingly avant-garde

somewhat bebopped
at eighth bars
spiraling onward
soldiering on...

"Undergirding the Gruff"...

" Undergirding the Gruff "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Undergirding the gruff
and increasingly threadbare
like ready-to-wear
worn on grandpa's land

having been stitched
together logistically on a spit
of bold indifference

likely to deepen
experts agree
as underscorings
of highly restrictive
long-term facilities

being outlined
by disabilities
while promising
to undo quite a few
concessions
in interviews

with artists of attitude
before and after
spreading the magic

as opposed
to accepting demands
after commanding
romantic paths
toward dalliance...

" Recalling Being Told "...

" Recalling Being Told "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Recalling being told
to play notes upon notes
at any given moment

while writing prose
as opposed to poetry
without even saying so

like brokeback's
new approaches
to the oldest
after going
up in smoke

yet getting
" so stoked "
while wildly
roller coasting
up ghostly coasts

global cameras rolling
chopped-up vocals
inter-changeable flows
great to behold

thrillingly unfluffy
abruptly undercutting
deeply sub-cultural
earth drubbings...

"Calling Up Relievers"...

" Calling Up Relievers "

by Suzán Jiv
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Calling up relievers
like one of the deepest-
I-didn't-think-
fourth-straight victories

after hammering
two-run shots
to left center
in the middle
of the fifth

feeling comfortable
with pitches
partying quickly

grounding out
striking out
no matter

first-round drafts
designated batters
hamstrung stature
missing practice

estate planning
5-pound bags
off-shore
transactions

old-fashioned
undeclared
risk-handling
panic collapse...

"A Vast New Round of Recalls"...

" A Vast New Round of Recalls "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A vast new round of recalls
nearly at the point of tiny
hard-to-state over-importance
of no-more critical causes

being brought to order
proceeding at a crawl
to headquarters

while speaking longingly
for a launch
setting off to a halt

still limping along
to a currency of choice
turning the corner

galloping off  notoriously
whinnying for all
across daunting furlongs...

" Concrete Steps "..:

" Concrete Steps "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Concrete steps
coming down the stretch
facing drug tests

like being denied
eating ice cream
for breakfast

while questioning,
"What makes Texas Texas?"
and "How do you fix
a troubled DC metro system?"

boosted by ultra-wealth
in discrepant
general elections

extending influence
vetting medical attention
with gunmen yelling
to gang members
of never-never forevers

declining to comment
getting upset at the memories
of mistaken identity
after being subjected to far-
less-rigorous ballistics testing...

"Transforming Vintage"...

"Transforming Vintage"

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Transforming vintage
into surprisingly modern
polka-dotted processes

by becoming particularly fond
of living with art in garden parties
while donning miniature marvels

nearly microscopic
impromptu luxury shoppers
as imaginative
yet extrenely fragile
pants and gaggles

during chats
and extravaganzas
wearing bouclé jackets
and calf-length organza

versus Panama hats
and daringly flared risky fashions
like ready-to-wear picnic plaids...

" Wide Discontent Cited "...

" Wide Disconent Cited "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Wide discontent cited
among findings

while threatening strikes
rifts grown wide

conventions in July
slowing hirings sowing allies

devisiveness likely
flat-out violence gone awry

re-citing nursery rhymes
"Sing a song of sixpence
a pocketful of rye
four and twenty black birds
baked in a pie

when the pie was opened
the birds began to sing:

" Wasn't that a dainty dish
to set before the king?!"
the king was in his counting house
counting out his money

the maid was in the garden
hanging out the clothes
when along came a black bird
and snipped off her nose

the queen was in the parlour
eating bread and honey
as you know, the king
was in his counting house
counting out his MONEY"...

" Ideally Intimate "...

" Ideally Intimate "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ideally intimate
modern-day spins
haunted by visions
starting to sing

world-wearily riveting
snapping back
re-imagined
as mixed laughter

eclipsing gags
with high standards
infusing rap
orchestral lines flailing

grabbing the chance
unabashedly
with razzle-dazzling
contrasts

like learned-behavior
dancing
shown well afterwards
as something rare

firmly planted
softly chanting
transformative
lighting is all
that matters...

" Resettling "...

" Resettling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Resettling
along
with semi-
snarling
airs of calm

as imagination
problems
of really non-
goings-on

likened
to sloppy
U.F.O.
watchers

making
enormous
profits
off of
housing
projects

from
"non-
comment"
agitprops

for pre-
dominantly
pulpy ex-cons
in sub-plots
of high drama

on the rocks
for pop
mano-a-mamo
stars and "why nots?!"
while being pirated
by a dicey sitcom...

" Recently Recalled "...

" Recently Recalled "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Recently recalled
opening doors
for the strictly
mortal contortions
of the frequently gorgeous
"grads" for short

being written
into incident reports
as signs of boredom
while under performing
in the midst of it all

suddenly pummeling
drum kits rapping bits
from greatest hits
of eruptive energy
unapologetically
and wearily

eyes fixed on ceilings
pointing at larger screens
obliterating everything
seemingly happily ever after

hailing
iconographic
pigtails
and/or
ponytails...

" A Handful of Fairs "...

" A Handful of Fairs "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

A handful of fairs
like high-end
ready-to-wear

as apt as
a fog of gas
capped
by a shower
of cash

from mind-
boggling crafts
shared
by the tech-savvy

tailored to tutorial
haute couture classes
calling, "check"
in a chess match

managing
hand-to-hand
being mechanically
transferred
to a checkerboard
canvas
of stained glass...

" Nonchalance Is Everything "...

" Nonchalance Is Everything "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Nonchalance
is everything
long synonymous
with hidden
kitschy living

along with
fortuitous trips
to thrift mixed
with luminous
authenticity

while "oohing "
like anything
over vintage
limited-edition
time pieces
worn on wrists

mimicking sundials
lining up outside
looking more than
a little tidy
long after midnight

with prolonged
sartorial silence
for high-stylin'
in musty finery

accessorized
overnight
by swirling
deadlines...

" From Milligrams to Megatons "...

" From Milligrams to Megatons "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

From milligrams
to megatons
going under
one way or another
as gun runners
being played for chumps
like one-beloved
children of summer

becoming hush-hushed
unspoken and unsung
deepening gulfs
between deeds and things
recorded in gilded ink
on threadbare transparency

filling infirmaries
with eye witnesses
to barely whispering
yet essentially clinched
arm-bearing policies for toddlers

with last-gasp trajedies
upon finding and fatally firing
legally lethal parental weapons
in explosive rifts of innocence
self-inflicted by the tiniest of fingers
while releasing hair triggers...

" An Uncanny Voice "...

" An Uncanny Voice "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

An uncanny voice
questioning
complicity
being brought
to prominence

by simply harnessing
the ir-regardless
parts of problems
like unread articles
airing Sherlock

while filling
grids with digits
using addition
subtraction
multiplication
or division

approximating
musical instruments
with the goal
of flawlessness
inducing agita...

" Laid Up "...

" Laid Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Laid up
like a wax-making lummox
being gobbled up
by an empty bogus stomach

in a round up
of loosely-goosey moods
from superfluous romper rooms

as impromptu proto-matter universes
cut down from kerfuffles
for one-star puzzles

becoming capable of only so-much
suffering plus
self-pitying dithers and cringes

upon being submitted to built-up skills
of "when and ifs"
drawn from phlebotomists' sticks...

" Snagging Bear Hairs "...

" Snagging Bear Hairs "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Snagging bear hairs
obtaining details
like individual sexes
and families
delisted grizzlies
collars beaming

bears foraging
in the performance
of case studies
for eating lady bugs
of vulnerabilities

while imaging shooting
redoing culprits
of declining pine nuts
by returning to the hunt
"Why rush?!"

switching to subsequent first cubs
having survived into adults
by uncovering clues from tufts...

"Long Before"...

" Long Before "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Long before
non-fictionalized portraits
of the strong and the swarthy

stunning ascendencies
upon newly awakening
from graves of jobless plagues

like chief curators
being catapulted to top ranks
eyebrows raised
by blue-collar workadays

retrofitted for the aging
as sweet pieces of cake made basic
topped off by pie--glazed
braised braids on pastry plates

prominently displayed
irony-ladened leavening agents
given to bellyaching
while navel-gazing...

"Breaths of Freshness"...

" Breaths of Freshness "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Breaths of freshness
playing hard to get
while wondering,
"What the hell?!"

like
hypersensitive
tremulousness

regressively
misrepresented
belligerence

connecting
spits to dams
and drainage systems

due to climate change
while snorting impatiently
in the coming decades

before during and after the flames
mimicking nature in devastating ways...

"Trendier Addresses"...

" Trendier Addresses "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Trendier addresses
longer bottlenecks
sudsier heads
of discrepancy

with crooked
fingers beckoning
to the bluntness
of never-nevers

at full sweat levels
as carnal bests
inventively memorable
seething with intensity

in bigger samplings of bashes
like halfway-afterwards
varieties of bad disasters
happening as olden fairy tales
from struck-up romances
stonily staring...

" Passing a Peek "...

" Passing a Peek "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Passing a peek
intentionally targeting
ground seeking

while pointing
to the emptying
of enemies

as early warnings
signaling immediacy
and the unequivocal
actual freedom
of cease firings

menacing sentencings
like cringe-worthy
glitzy bottle feeding
during la leche meetings

seen beneath
unyielding scrutiny
both openly and publicly
extending reach
to the truly endearing

replete with obscurity
yet seen with validity
as sunbathers lounging

relatively recently
certainly surprisingly
while acknowledging links
to the slight violence
of weak earnings guidance

stemming alarming rises
to re-prescribed
all-the-highest lopsided
disappointed lives

still becoming prized
like throwing strikes
as a requirement
to proceeding
however squeamishly
on pins and needles
towards beauty...