“Gnarled Neurons”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Gnarled neurons
central complexes
full-stop landmarked
sensory bodies
hypothesized by wire
while leading rich lives
in the pipeline entitled,
“How to Breed Fruit Flies”
by choosing white or red eyes
for timed-just-right space flight …
“Knowingly of Unknowingly”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Knowingly or unknowingly
together or separately
elsewhere or nowhere
poverty or wealth
boosted versus busted
neither heaven nor hell
perpetually off center …
“Point-by-Point”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Point-by-point
frantically restoring
shattered norms
curbing the use of force
resorting to reforming laws
as offered on the floor
staying the course
with full support …
“Poised”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Poised to pass nearly every budget facet
for power grids climate risks
and aging public projects
touching the economy
in the hundreds of billions
jockeying to unlock razor-thin margins
playing Congressional scramble and cribbage
well into the trillions …
“Suffering”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Suffering struggling
skeptically upended by a rapid spread
wanting to be “done” with this pandemic
as new infections collide again
conceding to anonymity as a strategy
relinquishing identity
repeatedly questioning, “Who me?!” …
“Enormous”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Enormous online audiences/millions of followers/massively growing awareness/moving fast urgently challenging getting vaxed/avoiding the backlash/as an asymmetrical passion for the veracity of powerful questions and answers/ultimately broadcasting,“It’s the facts of the vax that matter!”
“Breaking”
by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán
Breaking partisan gridlock
after weeks of wrangling
taking action on a trillion dollar package
teaming with Democrats if enacted
hailing bridges and broadband
after forging public projects
covering Congress …
by Suzán Jiván
for Ben
On the rise
like a sublime
timetable
cited as desire
cross-fertilized
by longtime
and big-time
delights
digitized
worldwide...
by Suzán Jiván
for Ben
Skipping over
cherry-picked
intelligence
while sidestepping
inevitable questions
as a vain attempt
to settle into the center
of seeming benigness
spiked by anxiety...
