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“Drawing Sharp Jabs” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Drawing sharp jabs forced onto the defensive appearing unsteady post clemency threatening monopolies by pushing the boundaries between “Victoria’s Secret” and agriculture queens with left-digit tendencies well worth mentioning like lust but not love already begun as sellers of health supplements worth thousands of bucks to fall back from with a court judge whose ticker symbol is, “X” when failing to rule as expected ...

“The Law of the Land: The Letter of the Law” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán The letter of the law the law of the land commuting sentences considering expletive- filled clemency as a temporary white-house resident preemptively attempts to pardon himself while performing without a net and turning the volume up to eleven tracking grizzly bear deaths “If memory serves us correctly” playing, “Killing Me Softly” with serves that nick the net hit intentionally being gunned as an engine casting evil spells wickedly incanting, “Drop Dead!!!” ...

“Streaming Off” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Streaming off  “maskless” being ignored after falling short despite warnings of forging ahead with up-to-the-minute reports becoming unintentionally distorted as elusive authors are read wrongly to families suffering from loss asking, “What will happen to the underdog? Is it indicative of bone loss with less water than drip coffee like withdrawal from powerful crystal balls or forcibly being weaned from mugs of caffeine?” ...

“Penalty Enough” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Penalty enough spastic governments struggling disappearing bees worth a thousand tears like ice dancing headliners intertwining skates slicing accumulating shavings resurfacing rinks cleaning ice sheets requiring dance lifts dance spins plus step twizzles judging systems tightening definitions ballroom origins coarsely deducting falls ...

“Fear of Undermining” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Fear of undermining brought to the fore of true paranoia for prancing fancy Westminster dogs barking back to the source of corruption forces while claiming, “Rents will fall” due to backlash in bail reform like bitterly fought flash points termed, “as big as all outdoors” along with horrific habitat loss and lower reading scores anxiously asking, “Who’s killing malls?!” ...

“Conflicting Signals” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Conflicting signals sharp scrutiny in a bewildering whipsaw week deploying agents to sanctuary cities tightening grips feeling the squeeze deeply in need of empathy and artistry as indelible imagery mistaking haughtiness for disheartening grief suppressing stone-cold clarity disembodied hands overcoats wearing thrift tags recorded in fine detail pursed lips of despair bearing wedding bands cropped unfairly ...

“Ever-Growing Casts” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Ever-growing casts of perceived enemies dropping sponsored memes taking on new meaning still tinkering with history having figured out Fashion Week by ferrying attendees and touting carbon neutrality jointly releasing fashion secrets from catwalks to boutiques still left idling as industry bodies’ presences as robots spotting continental fossils never seeing the sun’s top or bottom ...

“Lessening a Sentence” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Lessening a sentence rocketing infections during face-mask epidemics of unwanted sex named for a, “ Reaper of Death” as “whatever comes next” in sickness and in health proclaiming, “You go to my head!” by backing the rebellious pell-mell and allegedly hedging your bets ...

“Lip-Syncing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom- Mom Suzán Lip-syncing matter-of-factly adding razzle-dazzle like meowing big cats waiting for giraffes to survey climatic damages as cautionary tales for free-range parents upon donning fake mustaches deemed, “hilarious” to extended families having once had to navigate “havoc” as teenage activists advocating for our planet’s animals and plants via melodic and mechanical madcap scat ...

“Self-Remodeling” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Self-remodeling sharing the same lift and the same lobby with falling droplets masks and goggles washing hands observing logarithmic vertical scales shedding infectious particles tracking pathogens’ paths jumping from animals complicating matters human contact closest matches of genomic data pangolins and bats “Whatever may have happened?” transnationally caught red-handed! ...

“An Epic Fiasco” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán An epic fiasco far greater than one bad app data scratched out on legal pads as caucuses fail to accurately tally transparency demands left scrambling flagging planning inconsistently captured grab-bag data disaster aftermath faulty software finger pointing head-scratching choices ...

“When Word Leaked” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán When word leaked into the “clearly needed” original ideas as the funneling of screens into the “pretty clear” remaining to be seen season by season like showy accessories branded, “Pretty Please” still promising to keep secrets “Wink Wink” indulging in cold carnival treats without a partner calling, “Let’s party!” ensconced in classic hot rods resolving, “You don’t always get what you want” followed by, “What’s the problem?” concluding, “No problem!” after arguing, “You don’t know squat!” ...

“Broke the News” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Broke the news as inevitable illusions to numerous social issues blatantly labeled, “Really really useless!” feeling demeaned by egregious “re-beautification” committees pummeling diversity numbing curiosity in between the brain and the body as tattooed markings intuitively inked like lusty fantasies from artists to athletes within mashups of romance ballads and tap dance wherever and whenever apt donning top hats in labs ...

“Entrenched” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Entrenched disparities vowing “payback” in closely tracked harried hashtags catching the flak from the nasty aftermath of hard-up party clashes giving voice to ear-shattering madness shrilly picking hacked rubber-stamped ballots as scrappy false flattery lax in the facts frantically tearing at our jagged national fabric ...

“Now Vanishing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Now vanishing urgent rallies holding a child in a lap as the heart of the matter beneath palm trees ‘n’ clouds now printed onto travel pamphlets flattening into matte on a small scale rather than grand shadows being cast onto a graying romance still “Giving a darn” declaring,  “That’s the spot for flocks of feral swans” ...

“Finger Pointing” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Finger pointing “Toodles!” post interview subwoofers’ universal diversions around a viral world of bat germs and dragon curls unfurling from fragrant frankincense and myrrh all on a warming Earth repeatedly overturned...

“Both Big and Small” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Both big and small fiercely loyal going “big” of course yet sweating “small” talk pretending to be flawless channeling the bawdy steeped in broad-banded sources but for how long? sporadically re-enacting heavily happily ever after along deadpan cul-de-sacs ...

“Drastically Shifting” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Drastically shifting twisted traditions hand-delivered- technology-driven lockdowns of millions caucusing with disabilities along shape-shifting lines of voter scrimmages becoming unhinged and squishy like lingering ultra-violet high beams appearing in mirrors revealing ashen mannequins as staid actors in hacked election tallies ...

“Inner Life” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Inner life bursting with pride but looking shocked and hostile on the outside having moved past Nursery Rhymes while still drifting on a bygone cloud nine post launch time still gaining admirers by re-writing subtitles within the airless confines of disguised outsiders believing in divine kindness offering congratulatory outsized strained smiles beneath overcast night skies flickering on the dark side of sleepers that never dream while seeking healing quack remedies of wearing their weakened hearts on their sleeves as weathered and gnarly as the thickening trunks of ancient trees ...

“Lots and Lots” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom- Mom Suzán Lots and lots ending with ticker or masking trending in red amid high tensions and incoming pressures agonizing over possible consequences attempting to make amends yet not responding to requests for comment from slapstick to noir with urgency and polish being judged as “subpar” by throngs of cockeyed optimists ...

“Upticking” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán Upticking scuzzy government seeking to cleanse the mysteries with greasy creams feeling fully worthy of bathroom “shelfies” fawning over the next big thing but it’s not about vanity or vaunting originality wearing commemorative patches clearly labeled, “organic” inking sleeve tats of artificial mystical lambs and yowling alley cats neither sad nor excited deficiencies due to low visibility bafflingly rethinking impeachment queries legislating biopic non-responses to odds-on con jobs starting at the top ...