“After Whom?”

 “After Whom?”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

After whom throughout the universe 

used as food for thought 

caught off guard into the future 

asking, “Who dat?” and “Who dey?”

named for a Sasquatch as a mascot 

riding bare back to the tanners 

along with Dennis the Menace 

as his loyal companion traveling side saddle  …

" The Snickering "...

" The Snickerimg "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

The snickering
was instant
like Twinkies
and Ho-Hos
that transcend
celebrity
by blending in
when out
of their element
of unaccessed
sugnificant wealth
not yet selected
as full-fledged
semi-useless
rarely mentioned
extremely
selective friends
of freakish
coincidence
and by extension
never actually
having met...

Forced to Hawk

" Forced to Hawk "

by Suzán Jiván

Forced to hawk
workings in oil
on canvas board
along the waters
of glossy shores...

Can be seen
in its entirety
as a Nine-
Verse Poetry
Play performed
by " The Artist "
on YouTube
titled, " Herself
In Disguises " ...

Embracing the Move

" Embracing the Move "

by Suzán Jiván

Embracing the move
as a tribute
to gender-bending
segues
in pigmented latex...

Can be viewed on YouTube
in its entirety as a Nine-Verse
Poetry Play Performance
titled, " Internationally Acclaimed "...

Encoded Librettos

" Encoded Librettos "

by Suzán Jiván

for Bill

Verse One: The Recognition
The recognition
from solidly singing
absurdities
in encoded librettos

Verse Two: Rivetting
Rivetting
in a long
scene
capturing
covetous
comings
and goings

Verse Three: What Might Have Been
What might have been
in the uncomposed
staccatos
of final moments

Verse Four: The Heavy Din
The heavy din
of insignificance
with an encrypted stiffness

Verse Five: An Illicit Villain
An illicit villain
bursting
with complicity
from an eruptive rift

Verse Six: Cryptive Deliverances
Cryptive deliverances
with the skittishness
of a paranoidal mystic

Verse Seven: A Monumental Entourage
A monumental entourage
of marches
bearing
with the harsh shards
of an arduous agitprop

Verse Eight: Metric Complexities
Metric complexities
stealthily stretching
with a malevolent intensity
into a clandestined endemic

Can be viewed on YouTube
as " In Recognition " ...

At the Helm of the Forever

" At the Helm of the Forever "

by Suzán Jiván

for Bill on St. Valentine's Day

Verse One: Slick but Soulless
Slick but soulless
as a notion
of waning moments
of the unknown
ongoing
Verse Two: A Different Ending
A different ending
at the helm
of the forever
Verse Three:Consequential Exceptions
Consequential exceptions
as momentously prophetic
lessons of a tenuous plenty
Verse Four: Being Trendy
Being trendy
deferring
to the self
as the better
Verse Five: Given a Dignity
Given a dignity
as an originally
elliptical prediction
Verse Six: Wistfully Pondering
Wistfully pondering
an obliging child
with vocal lines
Verse Seven: Treated Seriously
Treated seriously
since its premier
with vivid realism
Verse Eight: a Touching Workaday
A touching workaday
disdaining
any other way

Can be viewed on YouTube
as " Slick but Soulless "...