John M. Bennett

Sobber
 
salve an shut an sent an shit an shove an
ought an on an or an oat an organ an
belt an beaut an beet an bud an bomb an
boat an bum an beak an beast an bolt an
end an engine an eek an elk an ergot an
rough an rub an rudder an risk an rubber


 
 
 
Rub b
 
er t ake yr s op er s pend yr me at
er r ail yr n ope er so t yr f eel
er mad e yr l ung er s ail yr r at
er cos t yr ro d er sing le yr sa id
er p ile yr m at er c log yr sp read
er s top yr b end er b ail yr nam er


 
 
 
Dniw
 
wind yr jog yr was that or it was
sum cap ripped wind yr few saw top or
it seem pell lag clocked wind yr shone uh
bream yr came some what or song was
lock stun nipped wind yr fog rife yr
phew that log fart leaped against yr “wind”





Plundr  “e”
 
er plung er plank er plot er plate er pole
er loom er lot er lock er lobe er lube
er under er undulate er umber er ump er urt
er nap er not er node er nope er noon
er dent er date er destiny er dock er dim
er run er rump er rug er rang er rank


 
 
 
Salado
 
c hap the nooner trouble table said yr
feeling corn and dipping  .trace of useless-
name ,yr knocker half was dripped  .a
war lung ,tried temple ,dried lob a cross
the boom  .run and slime ,f lake an heel
,taste a the corner huddled salt intake


 
 

No do
 
stun the lake gut nod the rinse bike
runt the pill snore raft the rug cloud
sore the pen drip heel the fish spill
laugh the spender slug pile the action ligature
off the rinsing clown haul the under foam
ham the dreadlock ring bail the drinking stone


 
 
 
No a
 
seal a bomb a nab a rend a blame a
wrap a camp a him a rod a rot a
aim a spiel a came a red a break a
eat a log a knock a ram a pod a
fill a shit a hob a storm a bill a
nail a wrap a mail a form a wipe a





C hub
 
no h ump lip sun k eat p eel sigh s lap
sore ch eese reap nu ts brake l id dry ap e
bun s hat door poo l seal gu ts drub f lat
flat d rub guts sea l pool do or shat b un
ape d ry lid b rake nuts re ap cheese sor e
slap sig h peel e at sunk l ip hump n o


 
 
 
Eats
 
,plod an hop an ,bee dope ,rubble snore
contusion lacks yr ,bale drape ,of seems
,porkid language ,heel a ,while spotting ,nub
focus wrist ,sobs an lips ,dendritic hand lens
,baste my ,knee ,fungus hip ,knot forest like
yr spooning ,me ,dirts ,spots ,corpse ,meal





Loo ts
 
bungee club an moony pig an reefer sore an
flop an flip an float an foom an few an
spender off the sandbox hum the crispy
turd mounted on the sill ah entry to the
knife  !baste span ,sprawl yr monkey hon
ey past the ticket booth an scribble stone


 
 
 
C luck
 
jump a while  .mate once or clue  .dim
spork beneath the sheets ,your cube hu
stle ,smoke crust blockage in yr drink
.molten lap guts ,foist yr pants an meal
me off one was that the crawl a
cross yr face I stammered bleeding you ?


 
 
 
Nor
 
chase meat ,the tomb guzzle ,form of
nacre in the lake ,dim crawl notted
at yr founder dome ,baste me while
.log locker ,dance wallet ,mate the
finger with your eye shore ,washed
the grease loot  .tale of scowling ,an a rinse


 
 
 
Bowls
 
,fondled ,floating ,dooming ,greasing ,gazing
,corning ,clouding ,cashing ,rinsing ,matting
,falling ,dubbing ,bombing ,caging ,crawling
,clopping ,clodding ,nipping ,gaming ,cooing
,forking ,stunning ,flapping ,filling ,folding
,flaming ,strewing ,sweeping ,chewing ,bowling