big cans by Ben Newell

I haven’t had

a proper lady friend

in 3 years.

My last one, well, I broke it off

over the phone,

chose beer and solitude over her.

A decision I often regret

when drunk

and sucking on these 16 oz. tallboys—

Sucking on them

and

thinking about those

beautiful tits.

Ben Newell dropped out of the Bennington Writing Seminars during his first semester, eventually resuming his studies at Spalding University where he earned an MFA.  His first full-length collection of poetry, Fuzzball, was recently published by Epic Rites Press.