John M. Bennett

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denk ‘n damp ‘n duck ‘n drip ‘n doom ‘n die
sel poo ling in the base ment o f loor you c ouch
to mato w happed wit tape – foggy f oggy – s hut
juice ‘n simp ered ,crave the d rag lug  .s nore
pie a long the f lure you lap pered ki cking
trunch me n ow  .nor operation span dex c langed



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de ath lea p o waist wat er plyed
tem blor a c rusty sha dhow a cross yr el
bow gun s quat a c hunking s liver p eel yr s
kin hoff burk ah floating in eh s team yr
kidney lug gage wet yr plod head st reams o’
tents b lustered in yr f lag th roat




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maps be low ah boat guzz led laugh the
gla ss t ending h eel de flaked h alf soc ks
gummy in the t rust c lamp yr squiggly loads
against yr f ace fem ured like a p late
g ash doubled to wel ush er my b read do me
my hop tense my rap plop my cree p to re nding