“A Crowning Moment”

 “A Crowning Moment”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

A crowning moment 

a Shakespearean role 

in a job posting 

for “The Evening Show”…

“Plenty of Peaks”

“Plenty of Peaks”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Plenty of peaks 

dive bombing

gleaming

sleekly teetering  

like earnest pleas …

“Pink-Slipped”

 “Pink-Slipped”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Pink-slipped 

this might be rigged 

“Count us in!”

while churning

with uncertainty…

“Bits of Wisdom”

 “Bits of Wisdom”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Bits of wisdom 

wells of ink 

fields of dreams 

shades of blue-green 

skirts covering knees …

“Can’t Get Enough”

 “Can’t Get Enough”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Can’t get enough 

coming in late-night

waffle and sugar varieties 

after steamy period pieces 

“ Any ideas?” …

“Confound It”

 “Confound It”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

“Confound it!”

upside, when down 

like prunes

via-á-vis plums 

“Awesome!”

roughed up

rough and tumble 

“Bah humbug!”

ho hum ….

“ It Happened “...

“ It Happened “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

It happened
glimmers of promise
abounding no matter
while pining
for marriages
as loveless affairs

ubiquitously unscripted
rueful incidences of lost virility
left feeling nimbly glib
upon downing “ little blue pills”
in order to muster sympathy
via thinning conflicts

still punching even harder
over arguably harsher plot scars
from misogynous horrors
of monstrous origins
sparking memoirs
and graphic novels
sparring from afar...