in the pines running roots and moon running
roots and moan running dirt shadow worms
now mud running needle red bug worms
begin eat shit eat shit the pines running
back branch sap in the pines running warm
darkness brown throat brown quart running
tar heart end pine end worm worm bone snap
branch sap teeth hound
Joe Zendarski lives in Oxford, Mississippi. He has worked as a dishwasher, a day laborer, a landscaper, and a carpenter. He is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Mississippi.