“Put a Lid on It!”

 “Put a Lid on It!”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

“Put a lid on it!” Put the kibosh on

take the edge off sort it all out

then, “Forget about it!” …

“Smack-Dab”

 “Smack-Dab”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Smack-dab slam bang

sharp spang floor length

brave face last days off stage …

“Never Mind”

 “Never Mind”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Never mind don’t bother drop it

as quarter hour marks of circles and arcs 

with all the charges dropped …

“With the Wave of a Wand”

 “With the Wave of a Wand”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

With the wave of a wand yard signs disappear 

in between dignity and pomposity 

ripped down crumbling into a wintry slumber 

kinking shimmering into spring post ice rink…

“In Brief”

 “In Brief”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

In brief, succinctly terse and pithy huge hits 

via headline-making zines while plastickly smiling 

in dewy-eyed defiance of past Byzantine times 

now reaching self-actualizing unseen heights …

“ Ain’t Happenin’ “

 “ Ain’t Happenin’ “

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Ain’t happenin’ horsin’ around 

playing the clown roughhousing 

shenanigans ragging wisecracking 

dilly-dallying kicking back …

“Figures of Speech”

“Figures of Speech”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Figures of speech: “Let’s breathe: in and out”

idioms similes imagery hyperbole 

ways of speaking puffery gilding the lily …