“Anxious”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mon-Mom Suzán
Anxious
pushing through challenges
coursing to surpass
150 million votes for the first time
during a surging virus
threatening to destroy our sense of time
isolation monotony chronic stress
feeling a passive sense of forward progression
days bleeding into weeks blurring boundaries...
“Increasingly Untethered”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Increasingly untethered obvious nonsense
ludicrous fabrications lashing out wildly
with totalitarian mindsets attempting
to scare voters about bad things
that aren’t happening while losing out standing
meekly asking, “ Will truth prevail in the days after?”
“Lackadaisical Cruelty”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Lackadaisical cruelty
selfish cupidity
protected elites
pointed digs
partisan splits
victims of disease
at “warp-speed” ...
“The Red Mirage-The Blue Shift”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
The red mirage-the blue shift
52 Yeas - 48 Nays Senatorial votes
ceremonies being blatantly staged in the dead-of-night for a confirmed lifetime court justice right hand raised fingers splayed left hand lying flat on an upside-down primer at The White House ...
“Ripped from History”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Ripped from history anarchic power and influence
giving us, “the willies” hospitals reaching their limits
in spite of magical thinking and extreme, “what ifs“
as immediate, “givens” with nothing, “off-limits”
resulting in tumbling into digged
ditches “willy-nilly” ...
“Raising New Questions”
by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán
Raising new questions
of anti-venom contests
stumping in a pandemic
facing existential threats
of a death-dealing
incumbent president
voters’ lament,
“Gimme Shelter” ...
“Fits of Magical Thinking”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Fits of magical thinking
leading to relentless upheaval
self congratulation shifting blame
leveraging personal gain
raising unsubstantiated claims late in the game ...
