“Giving the Green Light”

 “Giving the Green Light”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Giving the green light 

red light, green light, one, two, three 

the go-ahead stop-and-go 

on-again off-again 

sit down start scrolling 

scribbled notes put on hold …

[Hey, Over Here!]

 [Hey, Over Here!]

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

[Hey, over here!] Psst Yoo-hoo waved to 

hullabaloos ballyhooed dating pools 

mediocre reviews based on, “Whom?!” …

“On the Line”

 “On the Line” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

On the line

over the line

over time

hard-days night

cross my heart

and hope to die 

on the by and by …

“Jumping Off of the Page”

 “Jumping Off of the Page”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Jumping off of the page 

as a harbinger of change

providing no escape

via contemplative shifting terrains 

composed of email exchanges 

bouncing between narrators

navigating heartache…

“You! All of You!”

 “You! All of You!

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

You! All of you! heart-felt tributes 

singin’ “The Blues” as vocal duos 

“Nobody Loves Me Like You Do!”

exuberantly “Over the Moon!” two-by-two …

“Having Hankerings”

 “Having Hankerings”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Having hankerings yearnings longings

jockeying jaw-dropping modesties 

dreamingly shifting into elliptical differences…

“Shooting for the Moon”

 “Shooting for the Moon”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Shooting for the moon! 

as well as the elephant in the room

far more than a honeymoon 

lifted up from the gloom and the doom 

knowing full well how we’re doin’ …

“It’s Been Too Long!”

 “It’s Been Too Long!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

It’s been too long!

Don’t get mad yet…

like busy signals

etcetera etcetera 

just one minute

longer for lines drawn 

after an early wrong

asking, “Why would

you ever thing that?!”

post foot-tapping

and finger-snapping

happiness…

“Hold Up!”

 “Hold Up!

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hold up! wait sit tight stay tuned

take a breather gain in strength

participate partake play a part 

lend a hand band together be at the ready …

“But Then Again”

 “But Then Again” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

But then again now and again 

beginning the beguine

bringing back memories 

welcoming recollections

confessions “I’ll never tell” …

“Hidden Pockets”

 “Hidden Pockets”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hidden pockets/battered but in tact/ remnants of fabric/red-plaid pleaded pants/white mohair …

“Making It Snappy”

 “Making It Snappy” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Making it snappy watching out for backlash 

crashing and burning as the opposite of “It is I”

I gotta decline/why oh why/my oh my …

“Loser to Scissors, Winner Over Rock”

 “Loser to Scissors, Winner Over Rock” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Loser to scissors, winner over rock

little hoppers mano y mano 

“Let the good times roll!” …