“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?”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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 ...
