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

SUZI KAPLAN OLMSTED

Emergency Room, (redux)

Young woman pushing stroller and wheelchair

Wheelchair man

His right eye a red puffy slit

A boxer’s eye

Tries to rise out of his circumstances

Foiled immediately

By wheelchair

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In my condition

The clearest indication of

Progress

Is my ability to keep a promise

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Ex-priest ex-drunk

tells of final suicide morning

February frogs croaking

Behind St. Anne’s Rectory

4 o’clock in the morning

Ready for rehab

A question of faith

If I say I believe in the Three Jewels

But take refuge in norco

In what do I really believe?