Malleability by the Fifth

" Malleability by the Fifth "

by Suzán Jiván, Mom
& Mom-Mom Suzán

Malleability by the fifth
as Sumerian mined silver
adorning wrists with forbidden
pinkish mixtures in metric millions
of chrome-plated bricks
sailing through sinisterly
superstitious stained windows

as roll outs
of bronzer palettes
and garish eye shadows
with the likes
of bright white outs
of everyday life

omnipresent
as high-end
maxi dresses
inexplicably
print happy
on bland hair-
drying chairs
with pocket squares

loosened after
a nail-biting heiress
small and pale
under banners
of bikini wax
looking elsewhere

unexpected
like invited friends
playing princess
single at present
speaking up
after running
over budget

bit by bit in high bids
for itchy trigger fingers
from wedding to will
in crashes that kill

taking hits plus interest
as algorithmic gambles
for financial last chances
facing wrath after posting bail
while traveling first class

devilishly complex
interdependent
as whimsical pencils
with neuromuscular
elements of yellowed
credentials for experts
of efficacy reflexively
letting up as recklessly
deadly soft lead

in detents of sensitivity
on the brink of relinquishing
breathing while swallowing
crispy crunchy bubbles
and beams mealy or mushy
audibly high-speed longevity
as wild figs with viscosity
between the teeth...