“Rifts Among People”

 “Rifts Among People”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Rifts among people/philosophical/physical 

artificially thinking risks of conflicts

due to differences/saying, “Split”/left unbuilt …

“That’s My Cue!”

 “That’s My Cue!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

“That’s my cue!” A sassy fruit smoothie 

in a rippling universe of gobsmacked people 

dressed in pinks with little bits of white-knuckling 

while whirligigging in theater screenings 

tearing up in tightrope scenes 

draped in fishnet hot pinks …

“Run Toward Complexity”

 “Run Toward Complexity”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Run toward complexity/pun intended/like tricky calculus with it’s intricate difficulties/due to ad-libbed scripts of one-in-a-million/feeling a bit tipsy from lengthy laundry lists/becoming squished by the simplicity of clipped clothespins …

“Showing Little Emotion”

“Showing Little Emotion”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Showing little emotion 

like a dot on a domino …

“So Rude!”

 “So Rude!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

“So rude!”

much viewed 

terrible twos 

movie previews …

“Let Slip”

 “Let Slip”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Let slip 

hit with a lyric 

sprinkled on top 

of a sore spot …

“The Big Yuks”

 “The Big Yuks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

The big yuks plus tickles

hit suddenly like chuckles 

after asking way too much …

“Sketch-Starred Comedy”

 “Sketch-Starred Comedy”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Sketch-starred comedy in parts 

vast sight gags slapstick call backs 

re-imagined swords and sandals 

flash-backed backlash 

seen as free-streamed laughter …

“A Big To-Do”

 “A Big To-Do”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom-Suzán

A big to-do

quickly written 

forced to fit 

like a seedy business 

versus earning a good living…