DRECK

WILL RUSSO

CHARMER

Shucks—the man choruses, wants
and is woozy with want. Softens
smooth as batter laid thick on a waitress. Three-
legged bare-footed beast,
a whip and a whimper,
candy-ass like a blue-balled
ballad. Allured and degraded.
Shoves himself in a cubby
enough to pussyfoot the mousehole—

A high heel not reaching the ground. Stocking
over the face. Boiling pot. Ashtray.
Marbled skin at the ankle.
That deep.

Will Russo is the author of two chapbooks: Dreamsoak (Querencia Press, 2023) and Glass Manifesto, winner of the 2023 Rick Campbell Chapbook Award from Anhinga Press. He is the editor for poetry and poetry reviews at Another Chicago Magazine and received my MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also runs Roughhouser.