John M. Bennett

Bag a bugs
 
s lab n umber ba g whee dled ,crêpe
yr bollo b last an s leeping  .h ush dance
,denser than ,a cuspid draining from the
top  .an ras h  .dud count ,caulked for
hours ,coughing in the rain you itched an
bought ,blats an crowned ,dug an chiggered


 
 
 
S lap
 
streak your gates against the lap the lab
rustles snaked yr tumba throat yr
rake flavor gushing luster an a tuna
bake yr foghorn cruncher slabbed
the locos logo like a lago drenched
with dust  .break yr fates against the


 
 
 
Conquista
 
seep sot ,you c aged me on e me
kn eeling d rain the cor nhusk shad
ow sho ulder ,mild ew lights the w
all’s ga zer m ate the on ly fun
d ope ns awk the g razing c off el f loor 
.g uns ‘n g rains ‘n g erms ‘n ,grinning gristle





The nodder
 
aim yr pustule log the sofa aim yr
posture spell the nodule aim yr usage
cash the needle aim yr cutesy page the
incher aim yr benzene fore the nabbing
aim yr computator clutch the sagging aim
yr fogborn drop the singer aim yr sinker lock


 
 
 
Peerc
 
s leep nu t nor te ra jas ta nta col mena
nap r oof you creep but tales of skedaddle
doz ed h eel learning in the soup d rip a
slum ber see thed the giggling-shed ah cost a
so ñada leaned against la pier na moca nadar la
narco lepsia labial peel a ch eek a way ah teeth


 
 
 
O tar
 
rat o ,napkin hunching ,chew yr belt yr o
rat ,flapping lunch ,knew yr melted fur o
rat ,capping stunt yr few felt burrs o
rat ,rancid nut ,yr new welt learns o
rat ,antic butt yr blew world churns o
rat ,antsy bunching ,strew yr pelt o burns o





Half ash
 
bun uh ,phone the lapper at yr heels ‘n
heap uh ,cross the pager at yr chin ‘n
half uh ,knock the mister at yr crotch ‘n
ash uh ,sock the blister at yr botched ‘n
seep uh ,floss the cager at yr bin ‘n
one uh ,drone the napper at yr meals ‘n


 
 
 
Tod hcti
 
itch jump . hash clue . mile glum . rash lunch
rich lump . gash glue . file gum . gnash hunch
lip dunce . meal clod . bill piss . born bile
sit once . peel sod . kill fits . storm pile
crash gnat . rinse lot . dud pole . stent cot
ash bat . lints plot . mud knoll . bent dot


 
 
 
C rack
 
brack stunner soap you quibbled nipper sung the
sacked gunner hope you dribbled quicker clung the
lack hummer groped you billowed licking dung the
one bricked pillow you sloped running hack the
sum sticks fellow you noped lunging back the
fun hicks mildewed you loped lunching’s knack the





S ticky
 
slot testing ,g rope the lungage t ape yr
s poon n est hugged the s lope wall et ga
gged “like” ben t foc us all  .yr g all
grow l ,blo at of “too t” fla gger no “de”
.rus ty ,sh aky ,fo ggy ga gged ‘n guzz
led out the men sroom bli nd wit h su gar


 
 
 
Hocker
 
hup an heap an half an hill and hope an hit
ode an opt an open an ore an one an out
creep an crap an cake an cot an cut an cute
kusp and kwack an kat an krick an ka an keep
eat an ease an expel an err an etch an eel
runt an raw an rung an run an rack an raft


 
 
 
Hu
 
beach uh slag meal uh stopping uh lunch
soap uh block uh aim hose uh lint uh
crust neck uh joke uh shirt crawl uh
sot uh hash hat uh dupe uh long
grime uh tongue uh gnat rinse uh thunder uh
loot pour uh stall uh nape rushing uh


 
 
 
W ash
 
fake a trouble in the ashwind make a
double in the hash lake a bubble in
yr wallet steak a crumbled roof yr
number clothes yr dog light yr smell
corner flayed yr plate luggage knocking
hard against yr leg cake a stumble in the gnash