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

For those who would compromise the forest

the spirits of the lost trees,

the spirits of the plants,

the moss spirits, the rock spirits

consign you to a hell of

no birds, a dry spare hell where

your name will not be known –

you will be known as desolation,

ruiner of planets, the lonely soul who

lives without the friendship of life,

without the solace of species –

the ghosts of those you have

pushed aside will follow you as

you move toward dryness, dust

and empty skies –

surely goodness and mercy will

leave your wretched life untouched

as you dwell forever in

a land without life,

trying to remember the sound

of birds, the sound of wind,

the sound of your own heart.