“Dueling Degrees”

 “Dueling Degrees”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dueling degrees 

“My man!” “Me too!”

straddling refugees 

over shortening life spans 

likened to pears that resemble apples 

as pitter pattering racked-up patterns

of worn brimless caps …

“Rolling in Dough, perhaps?”

 “Rolling in Dough, perhaps?”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Rolling in dough, perhaps?

like veg-out chic spontaneity 

on a kind of sheet, maybe

diving into anything…

“Stopping the Clock”

 “Stopping the Clock”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Stopping the clock on hot spots 

becoming blazingly disregarded 

“Heaven forbid!” 

fallaciously claiming,

“There’s gold in them thar hills!”

coquettishly responding, “I promise” …

“A Sleeper, e.g.”

 “A Sleeper, e.g.”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A sleeper, e.g. confessing feelings eventually

like a frisky puppy suddenly speaking up

upon solving a jigsaw puzzle all for good luck…

“If All Else Fails”

 “If All Else Fails”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

If all else fails like tart hard candies 

and stir-fry pans with bits of jewelry to wear 

into a fairy tale for the boiling mad …

“Coming Down to Earth”

 “Coming Down to Earth”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Coming down to Earth 

into a topsy-turvy world 

like a wishy washy can of worms 

well, that’s my cue to put a spell on you …

“Let’s Move On”

 “Let’s Move On”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Let’s move on like Broadway stars 

having never forgotten where we started 

saying, “This stays between us”

along with the vanishing edge of detachment 

as a daily practice of asking,

“Just what’s gotten into you?” …

“Facts as Fiction”

 “Facts as Fiction”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Facts as fiction

“Join the club!”

drummed up

 “Truer words have 

never been spoken!” 

redundantly filled with fluff …

“A Comment from a Klutz”

 “A Comment from a Klutz”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A comment from a klutz 

“I’m such a bozo!” — “No worries”

seeing right through you, in brief 

like a popular sorta kinda 

cake topping ingredient left uneaten …

“Dropping the Ball Big-Time”

 “Dropping the Ball Big-Time”

by Suzán Jiván Mim & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Dropping the ball big-time 

along with a little bit

of unfinished business 

as an illusionist’s skill 

while getting really serious really quickly 

by pitching minimalistic statistics …

“Nothing But a Number Slip Up”

 “Nothing Nut a Number Slip Up”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Nothing but a number slip up [Gulp!]

coming in a big rush just once 

“Well, lookin here!”

“Get the point!”

“There you are!

“At a classic joke start”

“Knock knock” ..