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

MICHAEL PINGARRON

cruises the river Styx

Charon could use some help

and another boat to cross

the river

corpses arrive everyday

and he's always ferried

faithfully

casualties from wars

plagues and untimely accidents

are usual passengers

waving a long goodbye

but still Charon keeps

his ferry cruising

the callouses on his hands

are as hard as a

politician's heart

and the black waters

of the river land us

where life

is a distant dream

a fading thought

not a wager

or a bluff

just something Charon

finishes

with the first

and final strokes

of his oar

10/18/02