hearing those voices again
raining inside my zipper…
raining inside my zipper…
predawn sportscar embarks for Portland, Maine,
predawn sportscar embarks for Portland, Maine,
snow…
snow…
Lou Brock flying another stolen helicopter above multicolored pansies
Lou Brock flying another stolen helicopter above multicolored pansies
while
while
The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building
covered in ivy and manure
covered in ivy and manure
is hijacked by horny mustached apathetic gorillas
is hijacked by horny mustached apathetic gorillas
and somewhere beyond the North Sea
and somewhere beyond the North Sea
German WWII swastika submarines feed North Sea grey whales
German WWII swastika submarines feed North Sea grey whales
with long crooked noses
with long crooked noses
resembling intellectual Ashkenazi Eastern European Jews
resembling intellectual Ashkenazi Eastern European Jews
a hummingbird with spittle on its proboscis plays pinball in Montreal
a hummingbird with spittle on its proboscis plays pinball in Montreal
while
while
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
adjusts another rusty razorblade at the Chelsea Hotel
adjusts another rusty razorblade at the Chelsea Hotel
up in Wounded Knee
up in Wounded Knee
a woodpile hides yellow scorpions from astrological sun squares,
a woodpile hides yellow scorpions from astrological sun squares,
and America stays busy stealing non filter cigarettes from Panamanians for
and America stays busy stealing non filter cigarettes from Panamanians for
pretended printing press exchanges
pretended printing press exchanges
hearing Jacques Cousteau dressed in waxen wings
hearing Jacques Cousteau dressed in waxen wings
dream out loud about performing adultery
dream out loud about performing adultery
this time with a river
this time with a river
hearing Salvador Dali play invisible ping-pong with Ingmar Bergman
hearing Salvador Dali play invisible ping-pong with Ingmar Bergman
and a honking Harpo Marx frantically freely refereeing
and a honking Harpo Marx frantically freely refereeing
hearing a cascading tidal wave take apart the Houston Astrodome
hearing a cascading tidal wave take apart the Houston Astrodome
bottom half of the 4th inning
bottom half of the 4th inning
Hearing those voices again!
Hearing those voices again!
Hearing those voices again!
Hearing those voices again!
Hearing those voices again!
Hearing those voices again!
raining inside my zipper…
raining inside my zipper…
predawn sportscar departs for Portland, Oregon,
predawn sportscar departs for Portland, Oregon,
rain…
rain…
while
while
penguin feet bravely clomp down nighttime phantasmagoric alleyways,
penguin feet bravely clomp down nighttime phantasmagoric alleyways,
while
while
teacher and student professedly share a needle’s worth inside the tiled urinals of Athens,
teacher and student professedly share a needle’s worth inside the tiled urinals of Athens,
while back here in America
while back here in America
teacher and student look to Hollywood as a sanctuary
teacher and student look to Hollywood as a sanctuary
teaching and learning medicinal meditation
teaching and learning medicinal meditation
trading for and shoplifting forged graduate credits
trading for and shoplifting forged graduate credits
apparently the boys down the block
apparently the boys down the block
no longer obey the unwritten laws proclaimed by the choirs of Albion
no longer obey the unwritten laws proclaimed by the choirs of Albion
and Henry Miller pedaling his bicycle
and Henry Miller pedaling his bicycle
writing literary essays in watercolor,
writing literary essays in watercolor,
dedicating his works to the memory of Anis Nin and Jacqueline, a Parisian whore,
dedicating his works to the memory of Anis Nin and Jacqueline, a Parisian whore,
exclaiming:
exclaiming:
“the plasma of the dream is the pain of separation”
“the plasma of the dream is the pain of separation”
What sort of blood flows upward and still cannot find a gulley to fill?
What sort of blood flows upward and still cannot find a gulley to fill?
Out here pickpockets associate with candy stripers,
Out here pickpockets associate with candy stripers,
and what, nursing schools will not accept esoteric applicants?
and what, nursing schools will not accept esoteric applicants?
wedding dresses now hocked for negligees ,
wedding dresses now hocked for negligees ,
and virgins are not born
and virgins are not born
they become:
they become:
ART GALLERIES. TURTLES. PIGEONS. WOLVES. PIGMIES. OZONE LAYERS. SPACES. JERBOAS. BLUE JAYS. CHICKEN HAWKS. SWALLOW. SPIT. SPERMS. EGG WHITES. DOVES. QUESTIONS? TESTS. CRITICISMS. ANSWERS. APPLICATIONS. DEPARTMENTSTORES. TRAIN STATIONS IN THE RAIN. NEW ORLEANS. NEW BEDFORD. NEW PROVIDANCE. NEW ZION. CONEY ISLAND. BATHINGSUITS. PARACHUTE JUMPS. WAVES. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? OCEAN SEASONS. WINTER GARDENS. GARLIC. WEREWOLFS. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? WARS. BARBED WIRES. PASTS. EARTHS. TURNIPS. RABBITS. TERRIPANS. MUSIC. PIANOS. UNBROKEN CHAINS . VAULTS. BANKS. SAVES. HORDS. DONATES. EYES. ICES. WATER. OCEANS. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? LOVERS. BOYS. LOVERS. GIRLS. WOODEN SHIPS AND SPACESHIPS
ART GALLERIES. TURTLES. PIGEONS. WOLVES. PIGMIES. OZONE LAYERS. SPACES. JERBOAS. BLUE JAYS. CHICKEN HAWKS. SWALLOW. SPIT. SPERMS. EGG WHITES. DOVES. QUESTIONS? TESTS. CRITICISMS. ANSWERS. APPLICATIONS. DEPARTMENTSTORES. TRAIN STATIONS IN THE RAIN. NEW ORLEANS. NEW BEDFORD. NEW PROVIDANCE. NEW ZION. CONEY ISLAND. BATHINGSUITS. PARACHUTE JUMPS. WAVES. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? OCEAN SEASONS. WINTER GARDENS. GARLIC. WEREWOLFS. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? WARS. BARBED WIRES. PASTS. EARTHS. TURNIPS. RABBITS. TERRIPANS. MUSIC. PIANOS. UNBROKEN CHAINS . VAULTS. BANKS. SAVES. HORDS. DONATES. EYES. ICES. WATER. OCEANS. MOON. CANCER. REMEMBER? LOVERS. BOYS. LOVERS. GIRLS. WOODEN SHIPS AND SPACESHIPS
there is a war between the odd and the even
there is a war between the odd and the even
did you mail that postcard today?
did you mail that postcard today?
we are still waiting,
we are still waiting,
your friend
your friend
hasn’t procreated for nearly three hours
hasn’t procreated for nearly three hours
why's he waiting?
why's he waiting?
have you maimed your man for today?
have you maimed your man for today?
scraped your walls clean of the paint chips and ashes?
scraped your walls clean of the paint chips and ashes?
is there a window in your cell?
is there a window in your cell?
as you gaze from this mountaintop lookout
as you gaze from this mountaintop lookout
do you detect people holding up signs?
do you detect people holding up signs?
do you still envision humanity
do you still envision humanity
together grasping Manhattans, sipping, as one?
together grasping Manhattans, sipping, as one?
have you ever heard a ram’s horn blown by a beggar?
have you ever heard a ram’s horn blown by a beggar?
was your grandfather a motherless Jewchild?
was your grandfather a motherless Jewchild?
do you still wish to continue your life answering questions with more questions?
do you still wish to continue your life answering questions with more questions?
can't you even trust me anymore, your designated murderer?
can't you even trust me anymore, your designated murderer?
so, what’d'ya you say: can I borrow your hip rosary?
so, what’d'ya you say: can I borrow your hip rosary?
borrow your tail?
borrow your tail?
be your straight man
be your straight man
rag man
rag man
pure abstractexpressionist, man?
pure abstractexpressionist, man?
can I borrow 5 bucks…4 does…3 blades of grass…2 jars of blueberry jelly…an open ear?
can I borrow 5 bucks…4 does…3 blades of grass…2 jars of blueberry jelly…an open ear?
do you hear?
do you hear?
there must still be blood gathering inside our faces, warming!
there must still be blood gathering inside our faces, warming!
there must still remain creativity inside our hearts, pounding!
there must still remain creativity inside our hearts, pounding!
I am not yet dead
I am not yet dead
you are not yet dead
you are not yet dead
we are not yet unproud
we are not yet unproud
the Poems must continue
the Poems must continue
they have not yet taken away our Slavic spirit!
they have not yet taken away our Slavic spirit!
so I am ranting for this last time because you are always in the next room.
so I am ranting for this last time because you are always in the next room.
so I am taking a course at Transmutation University in extra-curricular inspirational limericks.
so I am taking a course at Transmutation University in extra-curricular inspirational limericks.
(will you be there too?)
(will you be there too?)
it is raining inside our zippers as we face each other.
it is raining inside our zippers as we face each other.
obvious is obvious
obvious is obvious
is there nothing precious anymore, Paco?
is there nothing precious anymore, Paco?
can’t a spider finish spinning its web, Annie?
can’t a spider finish spinning its web, Annie?
can’t my child finish feeding from your breast, Maria?
can’t my child finish feeding from your breast, Maria?
are your rivers all dried up, Willy?
are your rivers all dried up, Willy?
aren't your oceans now laced with fiberglass and lead, Kenneth Patchen?
aren't your oceans now laced with fiberglass and lead, Kenneth Patchen?
is it the time yet Lou Costello?
is it the time yet Lou Costello?
is it the time yet, swans of Albion?
is it the time yet, swans of Albion?
the wonders one bumps into running wet through stranded woods
the wonders one bumps into running wet through stranded woods
chasing down those voices again
chasing down those voices again
hearing those voices again
hearing those voices again
yep, those voices,
yep, those voices,
again?
again?
Bisbee, 1978
Bisbee, 1978