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
SHIV MIRABITO
I Am So Grateful
I am so grateful &
happy to be alive
while
so many humans are forced to kill each other to survive
I am so grateful to have
been raised by a family
that wasnt so dangerously crazy
I am so grateful I am not
too young
& superficially
excitable
I am so grateful I am not
too old
& stubbornly
cynical
I am so grateful to have a
place to live
a
comfortable place to sleep
which
I can call my own
& share
with my friends
when
so many people around the planet have no home
I am so grateful to have
healthy food to eat
when
so many have nothing & are starving
I am so grateful to have
clean water to drink & to bathe
when
so many humans suffer from thirst
I am so grateful to have a
job
because
so many Americans have no work ethic
or
have no opportunity
I am so grateful to have
traveled the world
& still
manage to do so annually
when
so many humans are in hospital beds in constant agony
I am so grateful to never
have brought children into this world
& all
those family problems
because
who knows how soon our manic overpopulation
will
cause the world's destruction?
I am so grateful to have
friends that love me
when so
many are alone
I am so grateful to not
have a TV or a cell phone
I am so grateful to love
myself & enjoy being alone
when
so many people are lonely, unhappy & angry
I am so grateful to have
had so many lovers over the years
who
loved me unconditionally
but
I am so grateful to be single right now
with
no distress
because
I am so grateful
that
the possibilities are endless...
[Originally published in NHS 2012,
http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs12/.]