Microcosm

" Microcosm "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Artsy
micro-
cosms
collide
with
secret-
revealing
subatomic
particles
then
evanesce
as fiery
insights.

Anonymity

" Anonymity "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

To the brink
armies
from the heart
plotting
anonymity
to a degree
potentially
bigger
studies released
hand-wringing.

A Pulse

" A Pulse "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Lawmakers fake a pulse
inherently disrupted
by intrinsic risk.

Always At the Ready

" Always At the Ready "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Breath-
takingly
bathed
in intrepid
descendants
always at the ready.

Allure

" Allure "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Heightened
allure
immortal
bouncing
voices.

Life-Long

" Life-Long "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Life-
Long
dog-
ged
self-
dev-
elop-
ment
topsy-
turvy
plots
fav-
o-
rite
spots
non-
stop
bar-
rages
heart
throbs
crack-
pots.

With a Twist

" With a Twist "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

With a twist
expediencies
that trump
reason
with critical
figures
wandering.

Backlash

" Backlash "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Pushing back
backlash
snapshot
peace plan
facing blows
boutique bat
enthusiast
drawback.

Bridging

" Bridging "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Bridging patterned apertures
with elaborate organic lattices
sheathed with filigrees
of greying tensility.

Streaking

" Streaking "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Evading
the day
outshined
unmanned
sought after
streaking
across
every war
as a matter
of course.

Pronounced

" Pronounced "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Wingspreads
stiffly held
petrels
with a pronounced
tooth at the end.

Transformed

" Transformed "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Matched up
flashed back
midcourse
at cost
transformed.

B

Abuzz

" Abuzz "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Affectingly
understated
yet highly
acclaimed
wrenchingly
abuzz
and
dazzlingly
befuddled
when
falling
in love.

Gaining Entry

" Gaining Entry "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

A vivid bridge
opens
gaining entry
into the curative
vernal
world of purple.

Elegaic Exhilaration

" Elegaic Exhilaration "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Forthcoming
inside the hall
an elegaic
exhilaration
at a brisk pace.

Once Shocking

" Once Shocking "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Once
shocking
now poetic
grand stage
outrageous
sacred.

Amid the Absence

" Amid the Absence "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Known for moaning
amid the absence
of a sense
of adventure
within minutes
of dismal darkness.

Full Force

" Full Force "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Full force
stressed out
restaged
blow by blow
the first show
engrossing
quasi-naïve -
exploding.

Cosmic Quick

" Cosmic Quick "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Leaps of faith
under fire
on a tag line
big enough
to be called
cosmic quick
in a zippy sitcom.

Whispered Validities

" Whispered Validities "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Whispered validities
pit angry victims
against city officials
poised to reach
a grievous deal.

Numberless

" Numberless "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Banefully
complacent
plus
unctuously
smug
lumbering
plunderers
summon
up
numberless
victims
of
limitless
retaliatory
gore
with
punitively
innumerable
brutal
retributions.

Strict Conditions

" Strict Conditions "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Under strict
conditions
of anonymity
paranoidal corps
hoard scores
of forewarnings.

High Risk

" High Risk "

by Suzán Jiván

for Linda Erlich

Bidding invisible billions
in a distal pitch
for high-risk
contiguous contaminants.

Missing Links

" Missing Links "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

During the deal
of delinquent dreams
missing links immediately
repeat recent deceits.

Ebony

" Ebony "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

Emergent
stems
of
glistening
emerald
effervesce
against
fertile
cells
of
ebony.

Forced to Start

" Forced to Start "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

Forced to start
with two diamonds
wondering
if the game
is even makable
like a diagramed deal
with the players
still straining to make
a positive statement
in the final contract
after discarding
the diamond
king-queen.

Emblematic Black

" Emblematic Black "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

Iconic
lines
of bright white
streak
across expansive
paths
of emblematic black.

Seismic Cries

" Seismic Cries "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

Outsized seismic cries
inevitably rise
after the stultifying denial
of the exponential heft
and gut-wrenching complexity
of the radiating devastation
of a high-magnitude quake.

In Essence

" In Essence "

by Suzán Jiván

for Swain

In essence
a huge step
reducing
nuclear
arsenals
posturing
as subatomic
particles.