“Stoking Uncertainty”

 “Stoking Uncertainty”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Stoking uncertainty/proceeding with caution/

issuing strong warnings/cutting back orders/

getting dragged down/hearing pealing alarms/

ear-piercing fears ending up beating a retreat…

“Push Back”

 “Push Back”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Push back take a stand

impeach blast send packing

fire sack tactically pause 

all according to law in order to restore 

the historical balance of power…

“Break a Sweat”

 “Break a Sweat”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Break a sweat

lather flap panic 

angst alarm

sopping wet

drenched 

dunderheaded 

decumberbunded 

buttons undone …

“Betwixt and Between”

 “Betwixt and Between”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Betwixt and between

neither here nor there 

monkey in the middle

piggy in the middle 

pickle in a dish 

a thriller without thrills 

failing to deliver …

“Worn at the Edges”

 “Worn at the Edges”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Worn at the edges knackered sapped 

tuckered out tattered raggedy 

hackneyed old hat …

“Going Downhill”

 “Going Downhill”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

Going downhill

stripped down 

as it just so happens 

obsessively listening 

to love-lorn ballads

not recognizing the self 

tending towards resentment 

expressed in expletives 

fretting lifelong lessons…

“There’s a Catch!”

 “There’s a Catch”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán 

There’s a catch! a snatch

a grab a rap a thwack

a bluff  Sucker! WISE UP!