" Sizing Up "...

" Sizing Up "

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Sizing up
hectic heads up
lushly incongruous
favorite parts
like guest stars
for third parties

lodging
in touristy
properties
becoming
known
for their pottery

but showing
decreased
occupancy
especially
with grubby
lobbies

replete with the hallmarks
of "all according"
to targeted markets

simultaneously
challenging profits
while raising the bar
by taking hostels
up a notch

as blander
bargains
both boring
and boxy
like constant
nickel-and-diming
curbside

loosely oversized
diamond
patterns of violet

knife-pleated
old vinyl
for highballs

dark chocolate
in undisguised
off time happening nightly...