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

 

 

BOB RIXON

 

 

For the Kids Working at the Mall

 

an empty parking lot at nine pm

remembers the afternoon sun

 

this heavy air is ready for slicing

with an orange moon's sharp blade

 

drive on through! or you'll never know

the night was hurrying ahead

 

until you've failed to catch it

 

 

[Originally published in NHS 2010, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs10/index.html.]