" Ask "...

" Ask "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ask ourselves strange
and embarrassing
cadaverous reality

nothing left out
as vaporous power
from the fragrances
of flowers

materialities
of language
ephemeral
passing

abandoning
the scene
like anonymity
within the depths
of obscurity

disappearing
dumbfoundedly
illuminating things
with radiant passivity

while lying
awake watching
the abolishment of ardor...

" Glut "...

" Glut "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Glut
piled up blunders
from mock ups
of broken hearts
in overstocks
saturating markets
from boom-to-busted
one-upmanships

unaccustomedly
drinking
fat-burning teas
anecdotally
steaping
exotic leaves
in cups ringed
by vintage gold leaf

demurely lifting
little pinkies
while timidly
sipping
scalding liquid
with exquisite
blotted lips...

" Free-Tailed "...

" Free-Tailed "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Free-tailed
baby bats
born hairless
in great masses
no larger than
an eyelash
being spread
by rain splash
onto scrublands
for nursery plants
spotted from the air

charted as gossip
long promised
like top-notch
impending problems
of the shockingly macabre
while powering on
keeping darting
nocturnal high art...

" Submerging "...

" Submerging "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Submerging
sanctuary cities
as passing
centerpieces
head waters
feeding
hydroelectricity
fleeing sheep
wavering bleats
green pastures
sinking out of reach...

" Holy "...

" Holy "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Holy locations
previously unnoticed
and unadorned
as soft understories
of no longers

sent off to storage
from former lofts
with open floor plans
and pocket doors
for guest quarters

transformatively
underscored
popped up
by all sorts
of loyalists

staying the course
simply called,
" sprawling "
upon going
overboard

like fishes
out of water
fins overhauled
in spin offs

taking off
hauntingly sheathed
in glistening green
behind silhouetted screens

gnashing teeth
member bleachers
evaporating
into the ether...