Joshua Martin

dedication lawn ornament whimsy

P O N D E R O U S

O A F : : : : :

> > > Neck soiled /

diffuse / PoP

PoP

PoP

PoP / / / : : : CONTROL TaB

barrier = = = = = ace,

[Inside VoX, , stampede first GlObE, , appear] = =

R , [horn o’ plentiful ruins

A gesturing Jacobian curio] / / / / /

P

T > stunted jamboree toast <

U

R | diamond DOMINO chain HALO |

E

> ! < = = = = =

harp, weave, current

: BLASTED hamper hunker down

squib / / / / / [

B A T H E

relent=LeSs , ,

dreamboat

scurry ] , , , faster paper AIRPLANE

body SuIt

glued to HandBook

forehead

metallurgy : > > > > >

,

| fusion progression diatribe slinking ribcage

fostering newspaper foil branch punishments

counting montage poverty spooling ventures

summation frontage pouty zigzag nincompoops | , ,

barrier cheese grater

/

knife-wielding basic acrobatic ennui

/ /

pooling rent-controlled busy body carpenter catastrophe

/ / / : (((((

ReVeRt,

invoke A diabetic ONION

OuT oF tHe PaRk

))))) : s,p,r,e,a,d [dismantle] MISJUDGED diagnostic

PoWeR tOOls : = = = = =

pOsTeD

pErVeRsE

pontificating sNeeZe Bot

+ soil NoT +

turnaround BrIdGe o’ cartoon tights = = = = =

W A L K

A B O U

T , , , , ,

,

perception wallowing revolutionary

distrust [curving] , =

bAlAnCe

shEEt

demented choice :

frivolous

fizzling

hose = = = whip

waste

resent = = =

deceive CLOTH napkin PEARS

, skin saunters

egotistical cowlick [wary

of MaRcHiNg, charging, GUSTS

] = put

upon / , | biographical bakery

poisoning symptoms squirming

vague [joints] , doubled manias

/ ad-free UNIVERSE (!) wishes

elongating cigar proofs / = = = =

| . . . . .

R O T G U T

Or :

an oblong OVEN

w/o useful

INTENT : : : : :

thrust, abandon, repeat.

BonUs mascot Introducing A Kettle

pLaTooN nomenclature

PorkPie

porpoise : : :

sundry

lion sparkle [ . . . reopen &

locomotion

rashes . . . ]

jAMMinG glass, hook, crooked

limited

taste:

gall / wisp / clasp / tilted

umbilical dulcimer

(fossils, caves,

zooming) . . .

SteNcH pummeling diatribe

bracelet miniature

DuCt oCCult

torpedo toffee

(facsimile = legume =

liability YeasT

frown), , , , ,

strict plaster

orb / OZONE

crash course

:

sudden

pulsing

collateral

ego chore = = = climb

cloche hAt

penguin fracturing ocular

ellipsis (

Plain Career Traverse Wilderness

) : : : : :

underdeveloped dangling

centipede RuST parched

sea form / better,

an axe container

made of whimsy [abandoned

zilch,

cadaver,

pancake

toupee

], , , , , quench

quiche

An

ocean above An elemental

vibration box cutter /

chemical torte reference PoInT

hOAx,

dupe, , fOx

wandering

bArE ribbon soaking

foot=

print

STATIONARY bicycle

wisp / / / / / fuel

bandaged

INTEL faulty

fruit=less lizard

saw

blade

soda

pinch

highway

aid

splinter

bacteria :

Pugilist pudding

hockey Mish-

Mash , inky

bowl / brightening

baloney geisha

dialed flexibility

OINK = = =

hum,

research a bone transplant

qualm

, nuclear

rascal coil

psychotic

monkey

money roughage television

horseshoe =

while,

bent whiffle

smoking

gaseous NoN-

NouN, , ,

bastion of fever blister rent

strike

goal [

ideas of

truffled thought

bubbles

] = = regional

screwball MaNiFeStO paintings

spraying opinionated

bookshelves

VICE = = = = = crisp,

sunglasses waft earring penmanship

(seedlings / dwellings / equal measured

mambos) : : :

PaRaNoId piranha AiM

, whisk aWaY pUmPkIn

armor

pledge

jealous

yeast = [towering

hazy &

sedate], , ,

mustache lunatic butt cheek frisbee

(container

juicing

MuSTard delirium

handwriting), work

oVeR

hamper / parachute / /

trampoline

mischief

liquid

PIANO

fumes / / / : : : : :

pale

whirling sauerkraut

Murals : : : : :

specialized doughy grasshopper

TeXtuReS

, tuxedo

wombat ear CaNaL

PiPeS (carrots

wandering subtle apartment chandelier

) . . . zoned

for DIS=

comfort / in=

complete

PANGS > ! < , , , sinus

brick

barriers &

connect

the

DOT

diners

(derriere) /

dynamo w/o

avenging

jellyfish

DREGS / ,

shortened

crumbs

: : : : :

uTtEr Mooooooooooing

sunburning

tress,

whether

occurrence blindly

radicalized misadventure

calling cad

darlings = = = =

just

leukemia VerbaL

suddenly &

BoNdS /

smart aleck

pausing > . < > . < > . <

pyramid

touch

throat

nausea = = = =

gland Mulls

lawnmower

trilogy before plug

> > > > >

/ Quibble \ , an acorn Pollution Strap

,

PiVoT = flummoxed

MASSED

laser graveyard

keeled over

upon a whispering leap / /

carved

amoeba laboring

CANCEL : [

tickling NeCk BrAcE

burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

inflammable cooking claw squired

glow sNaIl, ,

snarl wriggling vagrant labor quail . . . . .

speckled bisected

brain FarM = = =

stealth harness

zoo , , , , , COBRA

lanterns chalky

tEA erecting

LUNG

TONSIL

default RenTaL stiffening

L

I M

B S - - - [ _____, coin &

sidestepping _____

] : : :

. Other stalking secede anatomies

ranged FROM assimilation ammo . . . . .

rInG

drizzling tape

monitor :

masturbatory hostage

, (a sprinkler system cage), ,

INTERLUDE

> > > > >

< < < < <

. ,

sham BoDy bullet

foibles = = = bereavement

recorder chlorine

teething basement

swiss cheese

ROUNDABOUT / pellets

&

BoTTleS &

tonal sludge

w/ brooding

sOd : : : : :

.

OVEN crumbling OX,

a pillowcase WINCE

clutch

diphthong echo salutation

cantilever mellow widow detonation

ThoraAX

plastic

dash _ lash _ empathetic

CLINK,ing

meridian subliminal concrete

TrAp > > > > > .

Joshua Martin is a Philadelphia based writer and filmmaker, who currently works in a library. He is member of C22, an experimental writing collective. He is the author most recently of the books Prismatic Fissures (C22 Press) and peeping sardine fumes (RANGER Press). You can find links to his published work at joshuamartinwriting.blogspot.com