" Climbing "...

" Late-Blooming Boomers "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Climbing
pay rising
bursting out
opposed
to trickling
down
like tigers
being
pulled out
of silk
top hats
rather
than
rabbits
while
vowing
to work
our magic
hands down...

" Going Green "...

" Going Green "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Going green
becoming unclear
whether
to raise questions
of scorecard peril

while pushing pencils
sharper than ever
as handicapped
subject matters

dynamically over-
matched like odes
to gifted-and-talented
caddies swinging freely
double bogeying
shooting an eagle...

" During the Lull "...

" During the Lull "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

During the lull
more-or-less
uninterrupted

like lows
in the upper 70's
becoming
something
of a stumble
for famously
insulted coitus
interruptousers

along with the benefits
and side effects
of withdrawal methods
as surprisingly
secondary in consensuses

while still getting technical
by the institutes of health via lecturers
and the survey says, "Forget abstinence!"...

" Falling Out of Fashion "...

" Falling Out of Fashion "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Falling out of fashion
like tiki bars'
and dude ranches'
post-shift dark magic's
cold raw radishes
with unhinged enthusiasm

both exciting and maddening
while hinting at a bit of sarcasm
but not minding sharing
the breakfast of champions
with haymaker forehands
and grand slammed passions

for racket-smashing
razzmatazzed matches
by firebrands
of sidelined grasses
donning denim shorts
and blond rattails...

" Inside Out "...

" Inside Out "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Inside out
from unraveling
to breaking glass
as strategic planning
for emblematic gaffes
after repeatedly lapsing
into comedic pratfalling
while rising up to the point
of vaudevillian guffawing
one size fits all redactfully yours...

" On the Go "...

" On the Go "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

On the go
on the web
at first blush
horror discovered

battling against
top-shelf selves
odds and ends
surprising
and unexpected

being internetted
like core temperatures
for "BFFs"

snapped and texted
break netted
love obsessed

stitched together
eclectically ephemeral
chimerical instant messages...

" May Not "...

" May Not "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

May not
be obvious
as odd
as tiki
cocktails
plus
empanadas

crunchy crust
and billowy
crumbs
satiating
peach
cravings

just long
enough
to be
intoxicating

exotic
cobbler
concoctions
as delicious
options

ready
to chew on
like no
richer
paradox
than
acknowledging
a grandfathering
of fizzy pop...

" Known Only "...

" Known Only "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Known only
by initials
looking
like hooks
of the keeny
personal

while striving
mightily
for tabloid
headlines

as enticements
for rapid-fire
dating apps

getting ready
to tackle
the unflappable

after vanishing
into thin air
having been hacked
by a secret pact...

" Truth and Memory "...

" Truth and Memory "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Truth and memory
tending
to blend together
as re-invention

grounded
in actual events
being tucked
up against
disconnection
with under-
developed depth
minus merit
for the unexpected

becoming
gloriously
unsettling
when filled
with
impenetrable
fret
and unnerving
stillness

through grainy
lenses
of wide-angled
self-seriousness

surging
toward stained-
red mayhem
feeling estranged
settling for vagueness...