“Fringe Theories “

“ Fringe Theories “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Fringe theories
unleashed upheaval
twitchy jerky
demagoguery
lye, chemically
interjecting,
Heavens-to-Betsy
personal vendettas
as more dreadful
than ever stage-directed
disappearing pandemic
deaths revealing,
“The president
won’t eat off of a plate
touched by a friend” ...

“Serving Up Malarkey”

“Serving Up Malarkey”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Serving up malarkey
at egomaniacal jubilees
most pointedly about, “I” back biting
warring factions power grabs
battering rams mashups of white fat cats
high on flash while scrapping slangily ...

“ Quickly Concocted “

“ Quickly Concocted “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Quickly concocted
not living up to its promise
called a cockamamie flop
affecting people at large
when the ball is dropped
in a sappy rom-com
while raising the bar
based on trading card
alternatives to boycotting
Pokémon, asking,
“Who calls the shots
in an Iditarod?” ...

“ A Night of Norm-Busting “

“ A Night of Norm-Busting “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

A night of norm-busting
sitting cheek-by-jowl
cheering shouting
at the “People’s House”
rallying unreality
up and down a rarified ballot
launching searing attacks
in front of a mostly maskless crowd
unveiling, “THE NASTY”
trampling mass casualties
radically re-branding
smash-mouth presidential actions
deemed, “Highly Embarrassing” ...

“Sweeping Ashore”

“Sweeping Ashore”

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sweeping ashore
surging water
grave warnings
mandatory
early-morning
evacuation orders
as an enormous
eye wall makes landfall
spouting “LAW AND ORDER”
for four more years
while Category 4 Laura roars
as the steward of a destructive course
violently spinning with alternate histories ...

“Breaching Boundaries”

“ Breaching Boundaries “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Breaching
boundaries
swerving
swirling
Category 4’s
fleeing storms
making landfall
fewer people
greater protocols
prepared
in minute detail
changing
and re-changing plans
polished
by pandemic
production standards
claiming,
“ Things aren’t so bad—
well not that bad! ”
as botched realities blare
and red rockets glare”...

“ Making It Plain As Day”

“Making It Plan As Day”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Making it plain as day
laying waste out of place
inane unsafe false claims
unfounded allegations
staging radical breaks
of utter mayhem
reluctance to make
eye contact, maybe ...

“Daunting”

“ Daunting “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Daunting
back-and-forths
suspected poisoning
agony upon takeoff
falsely called
“a metabolic disorder”
impious fingers
pursed
on diabolical lips ...

“ Cast as a Rescue Mission “

“Cast as a Rescue Mission”

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Cast as a rescue mission
versus the art of the grift
cribbed from a stroller position
questioning stability
dismissing conviction
issuing hardbitten birther myths
expanding the influence
of the super rich
stunting social mobility
worded with “dirty-or-dream”
split personalities’ destinies...

“ Growing Emotional “

“ Growing Emotional “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Growing emotional
asking, “Just what
does the future hold?”
wilted plants
glue traps
office addicts
hand-numbered batches
patch-pocket
matte waxed cotton jackets
branded black polished nails ...

“ Who Spoke Most? “

“ Who Spoke Most “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Who spoke most?
hitting home
moreover
with corny jokes
as redeeming
moments
for winning
anecdotal votes
riddled by polls
likened to hearing
key-note speakers
on hi-def screens ...

“ Turning to Seals “

“ Turning to Seals “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
and Mom-Mom Suzán

Turning to seals for help
cold and roiling waters
sheathed in sea ice
swimming dining
on fish and squid
surrounded
by colonies of penguins
living off of jellyfish
as seals wear tracking caps
surface and sink
measuring depth lateral distance
water temps and salinity
emitting precise electronic pictures
within the strongest
of mid-winter bone chills
continents shifting
into transmitted circuitry
courtesy of earless elephant seals...

“ Speaking Terms of Endearment “

“ Speaking Terms of Endearment “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Speaking terms of endearment
like shooting stars, some might think
saving locks of hair left way up in the air
for companions of “oohs and ahhs “
morphing into going gaga while gleefully “Ahaing” ...