“Ingenuity”...

“ Ingenuity “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Ingenuity
showing unity
sharing night shifts

getting inventive
along dragon-shaped lakes
reflecting false information

garnering collared watch dogs
fake news and porn all across
so-called, “media platforms”

wresting oil along rocky shores
threatening trade talks
via far-flung insults

conducting case studies
receiving significant funding
for companies suing governments

while cuddling and testing wolf puppies
addressing bully pulpits pressing pause buttons
wanting more money no matter what

bottle-fed and mothered
custom lengths and circumferences
yet never giving up

coming under published studies
of guerrilla gunners that nearly weren’t
within creative struggles

seeking answers for crossword puzzles
like hindquartered troubled subjects
while calling, “Giddy-Up!”...

“ Disguises “...

” Disguises “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Disguises
seething serious
truths of being
continually spinning
glinty sharky
whitewashed jukeboxes

transgressive storytellers
inevitable endings
far-flung gatherings
underlying parables
irascible family-
portrait masks
all done in passing...

“ Depravity “...

” Depravity “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Depravity
just do the math barely
noticing what’s happening

lacking in transparency
hurricane ravaged
incurring incalculable tabs
due to natural disasters

crippling bottling plants
hostile factions
peace initiatives failing

driving fewer checkered cabs
while spying ride hailers
placing tactical PAC ads
for unassailed demographic
masses while going nowhere

revoking earmarked social programs
as POTUS denotes going rogue
imploding, “roger wilco”...