“Dulling of Delight”

 “Dulling of Delight”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dulling of delight dwindling of drive 

quiet defiance far from organized 

dreaming of paradise, “Is there really 

such a thing as maternal instinct —

albeit only to a slight degree?” ...

“A Shrugging Familiarity”

 “A Shrugging Familiarity”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

A shrugging familiarity 

of not-to-inconvenient access 

for takeaway transplants camera in hand 

low-tide sands conquerors landing 

in a pink dawn along with a hard frost 

minus a self-portrait passport 

for hauntingly transportive “old Salts” ...

“Have You Been Zombie Eating?”

 “Have You Been Zombie Eating?”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Have you been zombie eating?

binge watching in front of the T.V.

endlessly scrolling over laptops and phones 

now seeking out mindful eating 

reheating left-over “Lean Cuisines”

having totally missed out on intimacy 

quickly switching from ambivalence 

to an optimist quickly closing in

in on socially distanced post vaccine ...

“Eyes Trained”

 “Eyes Trained”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Eyes trained on our phones 

strolling in bright red coats 

posting videos vamping vogueing 

days scrolling good as gold circling el sol ...

“Access Peddling”

 “Access Peddling”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Access peddling

unchecked presidential clemency

coming to a head

by threatening to pardon himself

while declining to comment 

having shunned the process 

becoming tarnished as a conduit 

to ultimate dishonor ...

“Hard-Core-Knock-Off Branding”

 “Hard-Core-Knock-Off Branding”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hard-core-knock-off branding 

exploiting the grandeur 

of forests of manically flapping flags 

norms calamitously trampled 

by fascistic caricature strategists 

vamping the mendacity 

of an anarchical sham ...   

“Outweighing”

 “Outweighing”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Outweighing overwhelming

reimagining anti-gravity 

due to inaction tearing down veils

after stiff night caps of fraud and fantasy

seizing the Capitol plotting kidnapping

taking hostages with a wink and a nod

upon donning body armor ...

“Risks”

 “Risks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Risks of convicting the departing 

far from ideal facing up to history 

whipping up swearing in stepping down

underpinning the unfactual manically clapping 

passing massive rescue passages ...

“Disqualified”

 “Disqualified”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Disqualified

inciting violence

egging on mobs 

calling the National Guard

armed with hand-held wands 

as a novice in Congress carries a Glock 

for performance art to crash the Grand Old Party...

“Startled”

 “Startled”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Startled

peering into deepening darkness 

staring into a hidden distance 

inexplicably steeped

in traumatic imbalance 

breakfront cabinets stacked 

with fragile bric-a-brac 

and gimcrack whim-whams ...

“ Full Camouflage SWAT”

 “Full Camouflage SWAT”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Full camouflage SWAT spillover fallout 

shields riot gear statehouses in lockdown 

heightening security storming buildings 

in the middle of a deadly viral winter 

pistols on hips aiming at anarchy 

unmasking a super spreading unreality ...

“A Dizzying List”

 “A Dizzying List”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A dizzying list of unthinkables

Capitol buildings breached 

piercing dog whistling

pernicious Tweeting 

by “people who look like me”

amassing in beastly rallies deemed, “pretty hairy”

no clear plan for combating 

noxious gas and makeshift madness 

riveting panickedly failing chains of command ...

“Fresh Stitches -- Viral Tweet Threads”

 “Fresh Stitches — Viral Tweet Threads”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Fresh stitches on heads of hellbent menaces

storm tossed together into a deadly insurrection 

yet being felt as personal empowerment 

name-checking sworn enemies as “Fellow Americans” 

flirting with aggression donning Kevlar vests

and helmets woven with viral Tweet threads...

“Calling for Removal”

 “Calling for Removal”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Calling for removal offering stinging rebukes

de-platforming tweeting deemed 

incapable of “doing good things”

drafting articles of impeachment 

threatening indictment for “inciting violence”

the timing is “tight” having “incited a riot”

being forcefully told to “resign” upon finding 

steel pipes containing crude timing devices 

hazing, “Traitor!!!” “Liar!!!” ...

“The Home Stretch”

 “The Home Stretch”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

The home stretch of mob mayhem

mournfully assigning homicide detectives 

employing the FBI inquiring,

“Is it better to be a Nobody rerunning live 

on Late Night being rewatched in its entirety?” ...

“Sounding Like a Flash Bang”

 “Sounding Like a Flash Bang”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Sounding like a flash bang 

seen washing away pepper spray 

shocking the nation 

in between a rock and a hard place 

while lawmakers shelter in place 

and perpetrators walk away uncuffed and unfazed...

“Bucking and Dodging”

 “Bucking and Dodging”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Bucking and dodging toxic sabotage 

turning alarmist ignoring norms of democracy

irregardless of “new-onset imposter” 

electoral majorities as a lame duck battles Congress 

with a psychotic “swan-song brain fog”...

“Becoming Messier and Messier”

 “Becoming Messier and Messier”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom Suzán 

Becoming messier and messier 

falling well behind schedule 

raising distressing questions 

sending unnerving messages 

to high-risk members

literally overwhelming confirmed infections communities in peril posting single-day records 

attempting to spread compassion 

above all else...

“No Such Thing” (Version Two)

 “No Such Thing” (Version Two)

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

No such thing as cruelty-free

nor completely carefree 

when power and prestige 

become obsolete

as the last worst thing 

still needing polishing 

knees trembling hearts fluttering 

bursting pandemic bubbles 

one-by-one over months and months...

“Once Again”

 “Once Again”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Once again finding ourselves racing against the clock 

inoculating from freezer to arm as quickly as possible 

sickened victims getting hit harder and harder 

feeling forgotten right from the start 

as involved conspiracy theories boarder on the crackpot

prompting inadequate responses 

distancing responsibility sabotaging “Do no harm” ...