" Witnessing "...

" Witnessing "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Witnessing silver linings
behind unifying pioneers
amid rising lifelines
fixing eyes on prizes
in close-cropped styles

being counteracted
by unjustifiable war crimes
crossing the line cyphering
promising ingredients
and dizzying possibilities
after calamitously
taking to the streets
in flimsy workout gear...

" Reckoning "...

" Reckoning "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Reckoning, "Well, I reckon"
as an artist  in residence
like good-n-plenty for ethicists
of unprecented coincidences

by past presidential elections
previewed by feminists
with minimal side effects
via extra-sensory perception

while rediscovering ourselves
being biometrically projected
endurance contests gaining strength
with the coming of the new old age...

" Running "...

" Running "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Running wild
pop idols
in spotlights
of looming crises

treading lightly
yet going viral
by botching air strikes
and stymying allies

despite high profiles
from low lifes
stealing headlines

while stylin'
like two-timin'
afterlives
upon glorifying
violence...

" Jolted "...

" Jolted "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Jolted
dislodged
under-
armor
nominees

ugly
wriggling
rearing up
upbringing

fleeing
while
blaming
vast
conspiracies

irresponsibly
speaking
at emphatically
chaotic rallies

upon battle-
hardening
crackings
down

sneaking
about
scrambling
around
timed out
hands down...

" Staggering "...

" Staggering "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Staggering
accusing hackers
gropers bragging
for tax advantages

in open battles
having
come under attack

mass casualties
tattered flags
rockets red glare

while flying
at half staff
in national despair

being detailed
with abandon
unveiled
well in advance...

" Bitter "...

" Bitter "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Bitter
debates
asked
about
tapes

making cases
for investigations
during divisive
campaigns

heated
exchanges
extremely
animated
funds'
raisers

evoking
voters'
disdain
eyes
glazed

unfairnesses
claimed
restating
catchphrases
disunity based
on the take...

" Concluded "...

" Concluded "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Concluded
with alarm
as hacked
documents
still at large
without
comment

passing on
pet projects
while falling apart
for sakes of argument

opposite parties
in skittish markets
feeling all charged up
most uncommonly
like lead comics

seen weeping
during cringe-
worthy premieres
bawling tearily
heaving
uncontrollably...

" Sounds "...

" Sounds "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sounds the same
nervously awaiting
writing paper
for keyboard players
plinking away
in alien conversations

questions razed
brick-layed
memory lanes
versus slated
sidewalk havens

facing down
expectations
already re-
created
aggregates

like concrete
showcases
slyly vacillating
as tabulated
mass incarcerations
interchangeably
gutted-and-pasted
penally place-to-place...

" Skittling "...

" Skittling "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Skittling
flippantly
across
ice sheets

taken
into custody
splattered
with blood
post dry runs

rivals need
not apply
for trying ties
to partial
cease fires

getting ready
to strike
throwing
lefts
and rights
blindly...