“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 ...