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“Skylights and Highlights”

 “Skylights and Highlights” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Skylights and highlights super-prime let-in-the-light coming out of hiding shining right through melancholy  rupturing chronology unapologetically phenomenal  less scholastic more rational newly natural …

“Making One’s Own Way”

“Making One’s Own Way”  by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Making one’s own way, taking a closer look  at fading memories; a clapboard building, a crooked roof, a leaning chimney, a humid day, a safe haven, hand-made fans waving …

“Located Facing the Stage”

 “Located Facing the Stage” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Located facing the stage/seltzers later/ in front of a curtained space/waiting to raise a hard lemonade/at first conversation/due to ice breakers/where the dance floor awaited/after taking the “L” train/to an intoxicating place/phones locked away …

“Rarely Taken Seriously”

 “Rarely Taken Seriously” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Rarely taken seriously as a simple meaning  “No one is near me”  while dwelling on contradictory difficulties  of self-discovery  feeling separated from despair  being bolstered by hopeful solitude…

“Demanding Rigors”

 “Demanding Rigors” by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán  Demanding rigors/shifting casts/shocking flashes  varying locales/anecdotal lives on our own  as shaggy-dog stories of thigh-slapping waggery  ending up with railings on ha-has …