Jinni

[Richard]

Hey Lizzie,
I like the overall message of this poem. It asks a profound question that sets the tone for the rest of the poem. My biggest suggestions would have to do with some of the wording and a couple of the images. I'll go into more detail below:

The Jinni asks: how do you wish -This is more food for thought than an actual critique point: How do you think it would impact this poem if instead of a Jinni asking the question, it was another human being. Say for example, a child asking it to their parent? I know some of the wording and images would have to change, but it's just a thought.
to die? It's the gift of choice and knowledge, -Is this really a gift? Personally, I would go insane trying to pick how I want to die.
release from the thickening suspense. -I love this line. It sums up well aging/mortality with "thickening suspense".

Do you want to die quick
like the lightning-crack of dynamite -I like this simile. The use of dynamite works well with the poem's overall theme.
or asteroid impact? -I would suggest putting this image in its own sentence. I find it distracts a bit from the first two lines of this stanza.
Do you want your body to remain
intact in hope of resurrection— -I'm not super religious, so I could be wrong. However, don't some religions believe that resurrection or the afterlife involves moving beyond the physical world, which would make one's body meaningless after death? The wording here made me think of zombies, which is actually a good thing in my opinion.
maybe heart attack or Anthrax? -Why Anthrax? Would anyone actually pick that as their way to die?
Do you want the fame you didn't have
in life, a death for the Guinness books
and a story gone viral? -I love the last three lines in this stanza. Sadly, thinking about this question made me believe that many people would answer "yes" to this question. The wording in the last line is wonderfully true to today.

Do you want your death to dress
your story in white, bookends of goodness, -I love this metaphor. "bookends of goodness" sounds wonderfully shallow.
cloaking your putrid life -Does the phrase "putrid life" indicate that the Jinni looks down on mere mortals, or is the person being addressed in this poem just a rotten human being?
in fragrant funeral sheets?
The Jinni can grant you absolution: -Is this in a different font intentionally? I don't think you need to do it if it was. I would suggest writing "absolution" in italics because it seems to me to be the most important word in the line. 
save a Hybrid full of babies
from a Humvee full of pedophiles -I find this image of the two vehicles almost comedic. Was that your intention? I would recommend revising or dropping these two lines because they aren't consistent with the tone of your poem.
with twisted, pointy mustaches -In my opinion, this line is too cartoonish for the tone of this poem.
slicked slimy with trans-fatty fry grease. -I actually like this line. It is a wonderfully gritty image. Please find a way to keep this line if you decide to revise the above lines.

The Jinni is an ifrit— I know what an ifrit is after googling it. Why is it important to your poem? I feel like this is an image that could be expanded upon.
it can make things happen. -I feel like if you want a line in bigger font from the rest, that it should be this one. It's ominous in a good way.

Some people choose to simply
fall asleep; - I would suggest using a different word than "fall". The phrase "fall asleep" bothers me for some reason. 
they take a breath,
then exhale. -Here's a morbid question: Are these people dying of old age? I feel like this image could be expanded on.

Most fall into silence, hoping -Now "fall into silence" works, and you don't need to the "fall asleep" for the reader to make the connection.
that the Jinni is the one who decides -I would suggest ending the poem here.
whether dying must always result in death. -I like the way this line sounds, but find it doesn't communicate much. Are you making a reference to the afterlife? May be I'm missing something, but I think the poem would work better if it ended with the image of people hoping the Jinni will decided the way they die. It just seems like a more fitting ending to me.

I like this poem, and I look forward to seeing where you take it from here.

Cheers,
Richard