light 23 by John M. Bennett

bury a TV in the beach a

cor ner juts up yr belt a

knot sweats be side the

lake such swell balls

roll down the sand

ice and ham a

drunk leg twit

ches next the soup

your fist the dark

end sky

dust and foam yr

mou th ud ders c

lock of wind a

neck pulsed be

neath the bed

I named my hand I

clouded in my face

was storm of gnats a

a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

lighter clenched between my teeth

the sticky cheese I d

rank the milk d

ripping from the bulb

…window rotting at the far end of creeks…

- William S. Burroughs

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John M. Bennett's most recent books include Liber X, Olvidos, Mirrors Mascaras, and La chair du Cenote.