H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

JIM COHN

The Great Magician

for David Cope

He found himself in a flophouse,

Living out of old suitcase,

Threadbare suit

Over hulking frame.

His lama had told him

To kill his enemies

If he truly wanted the teachings.

So he killed the enemies

Of his lama.

Bring them back to life

And I will give you

Instruction, the lama told him

What happened to him

Was hardly unusual.

Still it contained

Something deeper,

More uncertain

Than what is known.

He built mountain towers

Only to return the stones

To where he’d found them.

Live one day in this manner

You awaken others

For hundreds of years.

22 January 2007