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

the crisis (in Afghanistan and other places)

how quickly we justify

the death we breed

and deny our imitations

of it

rising like a river after rain

vengeance is a brandy

fermenting in our hands

drunk down in one huge

gulp

to melt our icy hearts

10/17/01

[Originally published in NHS 2002, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs02/pingarron.html.]