John M. Bennett

T old
 
sip shoot and ,clod rancid like your
sunk crap and ,cold dancer like your
eel spins and ,old bouncer like your
should float and ,told groundless like your
drip foot and ,sod rotten like your
split shirt and ,sold nothin like your


 
 
 
S ock
 
bob your sandwich greener than ,a spill
lack your gas handle than ,a groom
pens your sinking wrist than ,a shot
blink your trout sock than ,a step
meats your fun knot than ,a claw
bomb your spin clap than ,a s prey





Ped e
 
,b lot ,b lap ,be at ,be es ,bel t ,b ends
,c lock ,c rocks ,c rap ,c ube ,c ake ,c ut
,dum p ,da t ,di p ,drib bler ,dop e ,dus t
e ach ,en try ,ener vate ,ee k ,eve ry ,en d
,f og ,f lap ,flo od ,foo d ,f ake ,f owl
,g asp ,gus h ,g rist ,gues t ,g rip ,g ill


 
 
 
R ess
 
,b lop h alf ,b rat c lung ,bu ll s lot
,co ugh shirt ,c ram lac e ,c urb loc k
,di m  tow el ,do pe ste amer ,d rop doll op
,en der p ile ,eas ter s hot ,e gg c lown
,fin ger s lag ,fis t o iler ,fau cet b lank
,g rim sal ad ,g runt lea der ,g rab assh ole


 
 
 
L ints
 
,wall et whap yr ,wat er me at pun ched
,r oof crawl my ,buz z n ape d renched
,p lug cl own lint s ,yr lon g b laze
,lun g p ile s cattered ,s cum n est fil tered
,s lap min e dim es ,spa t tered mu d h ush
,nam e loo p d rips ,c lobber h ash b rains





Bun a
 
o h all c lick o see p c rack o c hub n ate
o m ill d rain o mel t sob o b leak desk
o d rub r at o sod s hake o s melt s tink
o kno b num b o b reach sala d o k ill nes t
o c rub s ate o b rock s torm o m ate cru mb
o g nat lak e o bur nt doo r o f logged knee




 
Two
 
seem colder than a ladder sober steam
bolder than a matter lobster cream mouldered
than a dapper cloister gun stammer than a
leaper melder one glamour than a meater
smelter stunned stammer than a greeter welter
hung manner than a beamer swelter





Tad kac
 
a s hake a s hoot a chi mp a c lack a
sham e a s loot a j ump a j ack a dip
a maz e a tur d a toc k a t rap a
a c rack a c rock a c ap a s ock a
f log a f lame a fi g a j erk a jis t
a b lame a b ox a c ough a c reep a

 
 
 

G ull
 
w hole he aving heavy socks you c hew the
por ch rail d reaming at the st reet c lumpy
an yr neck k nots b oiling all the term
ites yr so up gul l  .lab or h ill  .g
rave tast er nor yr arm pit light ,gra
zed a cross the g lue fie lds ,o can cer





Fg hijk
 
fog uh f lack uh fla g uh fak e uh
grea se uh gif t uh g luts uh g ash uh
h ole uh hun k uh h alf uh h eat uh
uh in ch uh it ch uh i ll uh id ea
uh j erk uh j owl uh j olt uh j ump
uh k iss uh k wick uh ko p uh k rash


 
 
 
So ap
 
boul der me a knobster hammer juiced an
peeling like yr cage the sockings off
my tumbrels was that the cubic or a leaker
dream you trenchant soapings tames the
pallet or a palate lake tore cheeping pule
your eep my tense tub manic scorings





Sodd en
 
,chain dating slab ,gust tent shovel
,suit flag dripping ,crushed neck soap
,guest knot sodden ,meat crunch smelt
,tube sub bloating ,chair ham knife
,crotch rat whistles ,short lair empty
,need lust wind ,dog hair door


 
 
 
N eck
 
,dung ,your name ham ,bleat ,your breath
,mist ,your couch lint ,sot ,your shunt
,roof ,your lob lost ,brat ,your muscle
,beam ,your cow pate ,neck ,your hole
,sent ,your loud arm ,mist ,your lentil
,boom ,your hub foam ,sack ,your coughing