Jonathan Rentler
how many sheeple does it take?
count the hungry eyes
the quick pic captures
by the wheat grass grazers
& what should one do
but howl at the moon
till man offers his crook
to rest your neck
& a place beyond pastures
for those born
golden-fleeced
a buzz & a whirl
as your jaw’s wretched
back, flank by flank
till shorn
Jonathan Rentler is the author of the chapbook Times Square Words# 1 (Yonkers International Press/Blurb 2017). His work has appeared in LOLA, Babbling of the Irrational, Fickle Muses, I-70, Ganymede, Unlikely Stories 2.0, and Midnight Muse.
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