John M. Bennett

Longer Shoebox


longer flood aims the snore

aims to crinkle and a suit

crinkle step away and heave

heave and ice your lister stone

ice stomach fled the towel

fled and crumbled in the ditch

crumbled boot dries the light

dries the ash hissing in your ear

hissing tooth your corner stains

corner all your pistols like an ant

pistols cleaving to your stomach ache

stomach whistle dropped the gasoline

whistle not and cream the pillows

cream snore isolates the shoebox





Sunk Duck

duck head duck noose duck some duck bath duck
clam duck list duck bun duck bone
duck lamp duck grease duck pants duck boat duck
crash duck lip duck home duck shirts
duck limp duck dirt duck bag duck hon duck
bit duck strong duck gut duck am
duck note duck fall duck belt duck groan duck
runs duck clod duck issue duck toilet
duck gas duck tube duck clobber duck nod duck
nit duck combustion duck lube duck melt
duck gum duck late duck sob duck mute duck
lung duck clock duck mold duck sunk