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shade sol der ,me the lightbulb fire
yr s hunt loose b yr throat outside
t the sing le sha e the shotgun mist
intent ion floating toward the b ridge lost in s
un dulation ,cag pe nd ant gr ease
,time to coughing ,lo ,page of s cowling a
the floor raging in at comb bus ted
.the camper like a r inkwell fulla urine
per drooling soldier allowed .dip the nes t
,dropped an blanch to yr “woods” the l
,sp read across ,the sough creep ,the buzzing
lantern d rifts in ed ,knocking talking
azy sword sw stepped an f layed
inside yr face y bloat business ,sot ham
—John M. Bennett - 2007
Art of Poetry
I sat before the shattered screen the
wire plugged in and ground my teeth the
splintered bone was words to calculate
the random breakage pattern of the glass;
the words took shape, became 3D, grayish
worms that slicked the jagged points, a
crown of buns, a heart with twisting bacon at the
center, crossed buzzsaws rising to the sky
—John M. Bennett
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c. 1975
from John M. Bennett, MEAT WATCH, Columbus: Fireweed Press, 1977