A book that

forces you

to slow down,

soak in

the dense lines

one at a time,

word by word,

jabs and fragments,

until the language

of the book

is your new language,

breathing through you

like some kind of

personal hypnosis.

Harrowing in its enchantment

(or enchanting in its harrow?).

"Men withering on mom stalks /

Women choking down dad dust /

Small dogs coughing up divorce"

and

"Bulbous mold blooms

on spare room dreams"