Why Not See If and How

" Why Not See If and How "

by Suzán Jiván

Why not see if and how
as a now-you-see-it-now-
you-don't ethos inside-and-out
while impersonating a town
on a frayed green couch

featuring laminate
and a fruit-bowl cast
as a stone-clad
table lamp
in a natural landscape
of split-level intimacy

intentionally low-key
like nuts and berries
visited frequently
on a recent evening
inserted between beams
of industrial steel

completely mirrored
in an interior
with a really rich
water-gilt finish
as a venue for dinner

drawn to a bar cart
in the sparkling
corner of an apartment
appearing more common
as a sift spot falling apart
out of the slots of a barnyard

pivoting smartly clip-clopping
in a trot where salve is a star
like a wacky wand requiring polish
for twisted bristles pure and simple
as a fifth composition hinting
at eyelids applied on the lips
as medicinal ethnicity sold in a stick
with just the right hint for stand-ins

mingling in a tangling battleground
of free-lance mascara and a kick
in the pants after changing hands
with strappy sandals, loose tanks
and chambray on an eighth day
only halfway in dismay
crew necked and gingham spread...