“Notwithstanding”

 “Notwithstanding”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Notwithstanding despite the facts 

on the other hand still and all 

showing off down the stairs 

out the doors onto the sidewalks 

belting out songs as street noises take off …

“Nickel-and-Diming”

 “Nickel-and-Diming”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Nickel-and-diming/on the sly/on the by-and-by/

lying as easily as breathing/all the while with a smile/appearing to be likable/by wearing a hot pink tie to show off a softer side/as an October surprise …

“We’ve Been Had!”

 “We’ve Been Had!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

We’ve been had!  scammed!

baited! snared! egad! I swear!

“Oh, Why Not!”

 “Oh, Why Not!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Oh, why not! aha oh right aah 

blimey gee whiz crikey yikes!!!

“Maybe Yes, Maybe No?”

 “Maybe Yes, Maybe No”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Maybe yes, maybe no? “Comme si, Comme sa ?”

Yes, no maybe so? Who knows?!

Over the river and through the woods?

Somewhere over the mountain, way up high?

Neither here, nor there? Or possibly,

“Here , there and everywhere!?”

“Something Unexpected”

 “Something Unexpected” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Something unexpected

all of a sudden/abrupt/instantaneous

fluky/out of the blue/jolting/jarring/odd/bizarro…

“Hit or Miss, Perhaps”

 “Hit or Miss, Perhaps” 

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Hit or miss, perhaps/happiness sadness/getting glad rather than mad/taking a stand/falling back/half and half/neither here nor there/versus everywhere/all across the land …

“A Kind of Opening”

 “A Kind of Opening”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A kind of opening/a fault line/a door/a crack 

a lid/a sieve/a hole/a show/a window 

a mouth/a fracture/ a circumstance 

like kicking at a can …

“What an Alley Oop Is”

 “What an Alley-Oop Is”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

What an alley oop is:

dunk/jam/stuff/slam dunk/tip jam/put back/throw down/downtown/coast to coast/brick/block city/cookies buzzer beater/flush/chucker/crash the glass hack/dagger/air ball/SWISH…