dense fog advisory by Ben Newell

Until 9:00 am,
the sign reads.  

The electronic sign 
on I-55.

Yet another 
miserable Monday morning commute
to the hated job.

Hangover rendering 
the warning
so much bullshit—

A rather nasty one
sure to stick around until 
late afternoon.

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.

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