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

MARC OLMSTED

Tales From The Crypt

Near the Chinese woman w/ "my best lover" plaque

my mother is interred

the velvet curtain splashed w/ holy water

pulled back to show 6 shelves, 5 filled, one waiting

for the brown cardboard box

mom's ashes —

The Latino in orange hard hat

bored

lifts it in,

caulks the plastic square cover in place,

screws on the marble panel

without Catholic ceremony -

Suzi my wife, Richard old friend,

we stayed behind and did Tibetan Chöd,

the offering of self as feast,

I saw a spirit,

then the mental patient stepson

& nutty friend in yarmulke also drawn back -

In the car we listened to more Marilyn Manson

& went to lunch

passing a street named Gothic

& movie poster bus stop

"Tomb w/ A View"