it was the century of fire
nothing is better then when you know
it was cataclysmic and everyone saw
or heard or felt tremors 
"war and rumors of a war"
the cynicism of most ppl was infectious 
you had to keep a fire lit in yr belly
just so you could believe ina world
for grandchildren and great great grands
it was the century of remembering 
all that we fought against 
the slavemasters and financiers 
who get rewarded for their theft
who steal memories aways 
and that we can re-member
put the pieces back?
re-member your destiny 
re-member the beauty 
it was the century of glass
the kind that sand and fire 
make

i have a fun game we can play
pretend you love me, i’ll pretend too
and we can pretend we’re gonna live
love forever and forever just pretend 
the older i get the more farce i recognize 
but i know that’s what between us is real
so let’s pretend we love each other
and just keep on pretending 

Sad news to have to impart, the death of a beloved poet, word-master and word-mistress, Bernadette Mayer, who, at aged 77,  passed away peacefully in her home last night.   A huge loss. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family (who were there with her) and to her many many friends.
— Read on allenginsberg.org/2022/11/bernadette-mayer-1945-2022/

i will wear my dancing shoes
put on my rose quartz
because i’m not afraid
of the heaviness of love

my favorite author wrote a book about the metaphysiology of writing, 
i haven’t read it yet but 
i have a feeling it’s gonna be good

   this is the mind of a woman on the edge of her seat 
   this is the mind of a woman 
   reeling and waiting         like fishing 

   this is the mind of a woman on the edge of her seat
      going slowly, going slowly, going slowly 
         this is the mind of a woman on the edge of her seat 
              going swiftly, going swiftly, going swiftly 

    this is the mind of a woman of the road
   in her desire on the pollen path 
 this is the mind of a woman

in maiza on the verge
of getting it on

enduring indignities and setting them down 
this is the mind of woman on the edge of a breakthrough