Cold cut

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pay the corn er pol        t  .buy a c log me
yr owner h eel yr        hal f the rest a
ping tooth the scaler towel  .focus b last ,knife
cag e on the line ar        p low ban ger sha
c luster on the sea        e what drop ping off
lt ,t rust me one  .f        der iced an thrippy

ame the dryer par        teeth like snow
like  .pand er mut        ff ,b lamed the sug
a whole a heap  .t        he sock you came in
s inuous in yr lap a deflation like a ,nest
past thumbing in t        he age cue rust les
,wiped yr face o        e con trast ,p lunge
ar foaming in yr        t you p lunged




Shred

m ilk the lad        e  .be d an d ink
ile s lope ,cree        plunge r wilted
al nakes the s        ou de tailed  ,g nat
aft whistled ,hum p creep ,pel ted nug
actic swallow y        oap file  .your r
schlock ,m old y        ping gus h m eat
in the heat m il        der off  .a wh

clot the s pee        the insects leaving
p  .the fog rip        he white blank gl
he smelt bre        ff an puzzled hy
t spreads droning nickels like yr dime  .bi
t the finger o        athes yr f ile mis
mn churning in t        ples in yr shirt t
ass rung all        ding s tun hum


John M. Bennett

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