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

ELIOT KATZ

Sitting to Praise

I am sitting down at my kitchen table

to write a praise poem

for the people of my country––

the people and the oceans––

some of the people,

the oceans future-cleansed.

I am sitting to celebrate the way Americans

have responded since 9/11

by recognizing the value of each human life––

only that's not what really happened.

But it happened for many Americans,

so I'm celebrating you––

you know who you are.