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
GARY LAWLESS
(What mauls our hearts)
What
mauls our hearts
is the lack of bears.
what claws, what
tears at us,
how much better to be
alive in this wild place,
moving among wolves,
bear and caribou, fast
moving water, how our hearts
feel the pain, cry out at
coming into an empty country.
[Originally
published in NHS 1995, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs95/index.html#22.]