“Tuckered Out”

 “Tuckered Out”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Tuckered out spent revelers 

with rebellious intentions all in defense

of “balding intellectuals”

with little or no mentions made…

“Paying No Mind”

 “Paying No Mind”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Paying no mind turning a blind eye 

keeping us alive by wiping dry

underlying old wives’ 

dressed in swanlike gauzy white 

covered in glistening diamonds 

if only for one night …

“Buttering (Up)”

 “Buttering (Up)”

Buttering (up) sweet talking

planning accordingly

unshackling democracy

abandoning melodrama

and melancholy adopting

phenomenal trademarked stars

and banded hallmarks …