“ Easy as Pi “ ...

” Easy as Pi “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Easy as “Pi”
easy as “one two three”
just “take at easy”
like “Nice ‘N’ Easy”
“Naught ‘n’ Nice”
“ Nice ‘N’ Nasty”
at the Same Time”

while staying
within the lines
with no reply to,
“What’s My Line?”
walking in straight lines
all along, “The Main Line”

“I know an Old Lady
who swallowed a fly
I don’t know why
She swallowed a fly—
perhaps she’ll die”

“There was an Old Woman
who lived in a shoe
as a true-blue-baby boomer
formerly a recluse - now exuding,
“ Va Va Va Voom Dude!!!” ...

“ Cheaper and Deadlier “ ...

” Cheaper and Deadlier “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Cheaper and dealier
red flags of chicanery
being waved wielding
strict digital strategies

shoring up defenses
leading intelligence
charges suggested
demolished in the end

as vast collections
of Valentines
over the centuries

but still scheduled
to be sentenced
not to mention
to drastically cut
health care benefits

truly meant
like time well spent
while giving consecutive
extravagant favors to BFFs
throughout midterm elections

deemed, “influence peddling”
without question puffed out chests
pitching tents to ruinous effects
due to “meth deaths”
in the flag-bearer sections
“Stars and Stripes Forever”...

“ Nearly Invisible “ ...

” Nearly Invisible “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Nearly invisible
ghostly spills
lacking in frills
like belittled abilities
falsely staking claims
to “Saying all the right things”

becoming unjustly enriched
via an A.I. blitz as an impetus
to perfectly timed anonymity
as strong winds whip
up into lethal toxicities
indiscriminately set adrift

while facts are deemed,
“particularly stubborn things”
especially when left unexpressed
and intentionally undetectable...

“ Being Put to Rest “ ...

” Being Put to a Rest “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Being put to rest
like myths about breakfast
as Gold Medalists

after going the distance
digging into breakfast sandwiches
commiting helicopter parenting
for the youngest of champions

as figments of their imaginations
seemingly inconsequential
yet still gaining on the internet

once considered extremely compelling
especially when sending the same messages
altogether upon gathering at the center
with kinetically visual texts

taken into the next dimension
via multimedia-accessible
amateurs and obsessives
plumbing unexplored eddies
seeking “any-and-all-where-elses”...

“ Feeling Caught “ ...

” Feeling Caught “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Feeling caught
in the middle of a split
exposing fissures
due to mixed signals
not quite fitting in
like bobsleds
luges plus skeletons
lacking in Olympians
official journalists
visitors all in earnest
actually seeing the outfits
within courseworks as killers
facing constant threats
via the eye of the internet
streamed live pupils dilated...

“ Is Said “ ...

“ Is Said “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Is said to amuse
yet still lacking
in the tools
to form a more
soothing re-union
via bold moves
making full use
of book reviews
seeking truths
for us humans
but sensing
disapproval
upon perusing
“The Almighty”
in pursuit
of perpetuity
that ultimately
“does not compute”
in spite of re-suturing
gaping wounds
like lunatics
deemed rawly
suspicious
desperately chilly
passionate
protagonists
swaddled
in crushed fabrics
re-imagined
being re-captured
and hard scrambled
as calamitous pasts
come to pass...

“ More “ ...

“ More “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

More than
an apology
needed
while pivoting
upon failing
to dazzle
on point
in a single
ballet flat
as strategic
planning
spinning
tornadoes
of talent
while balancing
on one foot only
winds whipping
getting under the skin
via loose-limbed ambivalence
fictitiously mimicking
strong decisions
frivolously fiddling calling,
“ Skip skip skip to my lou
skip skip skip to my lou
skip skip skip to my lou
skip to my lou my darlin’”...

“ Another “ ...

” Another “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Another dive
carnage on the rise
hit by air strikes
some sunshine
some snow fall
being paid for
“At what cost?!”
doused by water
ballooning chlorine
amid a quiet
wintry diplomacy
“We die twice!!”
by reaching
new heights
of violence
upon coming
under fire
disease
metastasizing
via man’s
inhumanity
to man...

“ A Quest “ ...

” A Quest “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

A quest for perfection
without exception
pre-destined
for a world without end
as a matter of life-or-death
by implying recollections
as truth telling
while harrowing events
remain buried
in our “little grey cells”
perhaps forever
like “magically inadequate”
being laid to rest
in headstoned cemeteries
traced upside down and backwards
on demand
as the most glaring daredevil yet
both wizard and prophet
adventures in wonderland...

“ The Secret “ ...

” The Secret “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The secret
tone and texture
truly meant
felt right to left
and especially
at the center as well
in the truest sense
always trending
towards timelessness
split second
by split second
lovers together
tender sensual
pleasure rendered
in the picture
of good health...

“ Numerosity “ ...

“ Numerosity “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Numerosity
needing
to track
quantities
embedded
in species
frogs
competing
via long
downward
sweeps
while rivals
respond
likewise
and in kind
listening
counting
ultimately
mating
midbrain
signaling
reverberating
by any
manner
or means
as convincing
performing
going
back and forth
briefly
twangily
harmonically...

“ I Am Obsessed “ ...

“ I Am Obsessed “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

I am obsessed
funny enough
with someone
who expressed
unexpected
feelings
of tenderness

my mouth agape
as a masked man
spoke words
of wisdom
into the curvature
of my right ear

while I
lie supine
for deeply
needed
cleanings
and healing
treatments

offering
prescriptives
of wellness
and much
better health

instruments
at the ready
well educated
well read
decked
in protective
yellow...

“ Partly to Mostly “ ...

“ Partly to Mostly “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Partly to mostly sunny
increasing clouds
by the thousands
going underground
unfettered to the south
via encrypted channels
due to acute embarrassment

neither “villain” nor “victor”
being assessed as, “victims”
sitting down to dinner
as unassisted missions gain interest
clashing ever since by reversing optimism

meant to outwit peaceful tactics
with bristling strategies
of dangerous rational
exacting huge human price tags

while looking to score laughs
with ads of sweet salves
shelled out on laugh tracks
“It’s only fair” due to rising scandals
in estate planning with holograms
of animated families poorly forecast...

“ It’s Going to Be OK “ ...

” It’s Going to Be OK “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

It’s going to be OK
even AOK
as run by the trained
case by case
patient by patient
getting placed,
“You don’t say!”
“Is it a mistake
left unexplained?”
“What is
in a name anyway?”
having attained
joyful congratulations
creating arcing rainbows
all in a rainy day...

“ Bracing “ ...

” Bracing “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bracing put into play
like an FBI case
filed on Super Bowl Sunday
via hall-of-famers’
strenuous campaigns

all the way from backwaters
to the world stages
much too hard to turn away
as the cradle of civilization
Hollywood too is changing

addressing the causes of pain
during Winter Olympic Ganes
private and public places
artist-based illustrators
painters educated engaging
headline-making prognosticators

becoming diffused and flammable
like spray-painted persuasion
scraped away harsh blame
having interfered with investigations
and creating seismic chaos

staking shaky secret claims
making stunning statements
while possibly memorizing
“The Someday”
filled with mis-statements
of bespangled misinformation...

“ Infinite “ ...

“ Infinite “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Infinite versatility
where beauty begins
finding personal intuition
via “hide and go chic”
capturing spring
cropped and pleated
so shimmery
ingenious rosy pinks
from behind the scenes
going green
lucky lucky me
healthily transitioning
chartreuse leaves
emerging spiraling
releasing bursting
with vitality
love’s enriching bounty...

“ Ideas Now “ ...

” Ideas Now “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Ideas now blow outs ’n’ updos
via a woman’s intuition
feeling revitalized instantly
eyes igniting larger and brighter
day to night pretty much, “Paradise”
like just-in-time street styles
striking neck lines diaried
highlights sparks flying...

“ Wishful Thinking “ ...

” Wishful Thinking “

by Suzán Jiván Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Useful thinking
mixed in with uncertainty
still questioning aesthetic intent
with finely tuned instruments
kept at the ready along with extra
time and effort as supposed art objects
while showing holes above jutting knobs
plus hash marks mimicking the subconscious
not fully acknowledged...