“Broken Off”

 “Broken Off”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Broken off cut short held back

called to a halt shut down wound up

unplugged uncoupled split up …

“In No Way!”

 “In No Way!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

In no way not in the least 

by no means scarcely 

hardly no matter what 

“I wouldn’t bet on it!” …

“A Hint”

 “A Hint”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A hint an asterisk a smidgeon 

a driplet a tinge a sniff

a whisper a sneaking suspicion …

“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…