John M. Bennett

Throat Denker


denker strut ,glocker hangd ,send uh boomb

boomb trant said ,fendow shooting off it was

said halfoline ,wunt crundy said ,fulsome

crundy rain an felter meter blocking

fine the rain an nestle gun ,in tantra deck

deck the balls an knife cream ,faster numb

er yr knife er glotto flaccid roof an comb

find the comb an drink the hallway heals

runder flock ,a hallway grants ,a slot drop

yr slot half’s runny tension gunts an

ah snug runny shorts you tool )an plunder(

mist the tool an strungle in the sack

the muddy sack gropes ahead the lightswitch

yr denker lightswitch collars at yr throat






Cave Bum


bum lumber ,ash intent ,block hant drunk

drunk my throat )“boat”( raveled inna cloud

the sunken cloud impales ,the raft knife yells

antsy one ,nab yr fork an sunken tread

tread ramp ant locker nap an bendy gun

each yr shoot yr ant ice guest rimples

aging ,shoot ,bog ,tumba ,brat ,bigga noise

tumba tumba slock across the clampid pampa

azleep an pampa like a “fork” yr wrath

wrath nod an lip tunt an useless lever drink

utter “drink” clepsidra honking fan outside the door

flaw the door you found a puzzle breaks

ice or ghastly ,door retention ,the phase brinks

retention of yr lumber ,drag the dock into the cave