Going So Far as to Suggest

" Going So Far as to Suggest "

by Suzán Jiván

Going so far as to suggest
clerical directions
for the next best step
while running through your heads
over the weekend

during an eye-opening
two weeks in a row
after being hired to do so
by using your little grey cells
and all of your larger selves

not to mention
liturgical contents
generally expressed
in unhinged contexts
as secular setups
in jest from the get-go...

It's Kind of a Tribute

" It's Kind of a Tribute "

by Suzán Jiván

It's kind of a tribute
to counterintuitive music
in concrete loops,
"I'm back, you're cute!"
slowed down and reverbed
with chants overheard,
"I'm tired of losing!"

like-minded, gone hiking
almost every time
while waiting in lines
and yelling, "I'm tired!"
for the second time
overriding first trials

not counting
more howling
the uptown
in sock-hops
who dare not
approach slowly
with the reproaches
in the quotes
of a misanthrope

within the throws
of intros and outros
like crescendos
coming home
at least as boldly
as insanely echoed
vocals of old
in devotion
bent shouldered...

Acquiring Sometime

" Acquiring Sometime "

by Suzán Jiván

Acquiring sometime
like a magical name
on a great
late painting
tossed off
over decades

as agelessly
complicated bonds
of the very positive
without trying
too hard

while floating
to the top
of depth charts
pitch shifting
and rumbling
always telling
us something

in brilliant colors
as innate layers
of vocal traces
as new strains
of clapping
games played
in mercurous
gilded ages...

Efforts Gain Urgency

" Efforts Gain Urgency "

by Suzán Jiván

Efforts gain urgency
with intensifying fervor
and fears of getting worse and worse
at the expense of the world's workers

after returning to former currencies
while underscoring shoring
up rejoinders as ivory fuels wars
in epic slaughters of botched offerings

with promises of honesty
in tough and tender dramas
rendered on the heads of apostles
mostly positive when prompted

as nominees of cult leaders
while speaking of sparking controversy
with spasmodic blue with orange
or teal with hot pink...

An Immense Misshapen Sun

" An Immense Misshapen Sun "

by Suzán Jiván

An immense misshapen sun
transformed into an aura
falling short
with no history at all
in poetry or song
after imploring
earth, wind and water

as dollops of the forgotten
frustratingly becalmed
like mystical stars of charm
either whole or in shards
flashing orange

suffused with nostalgia
in backward glances
of old masters
and the technology
of genres
operating in novel
shipyards

with hallmarks
of marshall arts
as old-school
shooting stars
captured
in stop action

inside a rotating
local-yokels' tornado
stacked with laugh tracks
meant for the whole family

measured in leaps and bounds
in the altar or convenience
while making sport of the salty
except for select songs
performed as scores forevermore
hybrid to the core...

Taking a Leap

" Taking a Leap "

by Suzán Jiván

Taking a leap
metaphysically
into a tunic
and moon mask
after going far back
into the sub-Sahara
while sky scanning
black talismanic
beaded patterns
with the smoothness
of two telescopic views
given little to do

in a huge video
while flying in and flying out
as an interactive Mountie
of Saskatchewan
in a purple fog
with plain markings
while signing his pots
like noble jars
apparent in stark
hooded parkas
for prodigies
in bristling bas relief
massive and unwieldy
like tribal leaders
draped in lions' skin...

There Are Quarrels

" There Are Quarrels "

by Suzán Jiván

There are quarrels
beyond argument
as the consequence
of farce since college
with iconic potty-
mouthed comedy
calmly, prickly
fancying a peek
at radiantly
confounding
tightly wound
images in sound...