“Emerging from Semi-Darkness”

 “Emerging from Semi-Darkness”

by Suzán Jiván Mom

& Mom-Mom Suzán

Emerging from semi-darkness 

wholly of light aglow from within

lingering serenity deep religious feeling 

becoming increasingly free 

rich creamy oil techniques 

hinting at melancholy 

figures from another breed…

“By the Light”

 “By the Light”

by Suzán Jiván for Stanislaus Dubowski 

By the light of the silvery moon 

a tender sense of ourselves 

as a transcendent luminescent crescent…

“Worked by a Kettlebell, Informally”

 “Worked by a Kettlebell, Informally”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Worked by a kettlebell, informally 

“ Hold your horses!”

wearing toilette water …

“You Say It When you Get It”

 “You Say It When You Get It”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

You say it when you “get it”

sorta like a rainbow connection 

of cells as “the father of many”

after asking for directions 

across a broad spectrum 

of inner reflections 

arching overhead …

“So Inclined”

 “So Inclined” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

So inclined

to go in and out 

shouting, “Peace Out!”

traveling North of Fifth and Forth 

as three or more

tallying scores

metaphorically calling,

“The same with me!”

all for extra minutes, briefly …

“A Reversal As A Renewal”

 “A Reversal as a Renewal”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A reversal as a renewal 

heading towards a more laudatory world 

extolling celebratory works 

headily switching to healthful spring zests …

“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!!!” ...