In the New York Times' obits today: John Giorno, free poet, friend of the Beats, lover of Robert Maplethorpe and Andy Warhol, husband of Ugo Rondinone, dead at 82. Check it out here: John Giorno obituary
And here's a piece of a poem he wrote in 2006, titled "Thanx4Nothing," quoted in the obit:
May every drug I ever took
come back and get you high
may every glass of vodka and wine I ever drank
come back and make you feel really good,
numbing your nerve ends
allowing the natural clarity of your mind to flow free,
may all the suicides be songs of aspiration,
thanks that bad news is always true,
may all the chocolate I’ve ever eaten
come back rushing through your bloodstream
and make you feel happy,
thanks for allowing me to be a poet
a noble effort, doomed, but the only choice.
And here's a piece of a poem he wrote in 2006, titled "Thanx4Nothing," quoted in the obit:
May every drug I ever took
come back and get you high
may every glass of vodka and wine I ever drank
come back and make you feel really good,
numbing your nerve ends
allowing the natural clarity of your mind to flow free,
may all the suicides be songs of aspiration,
thanks that bad news is always true,
may all the chocolate I’ve ever eaten
come back rushing through your bloodstream
and make you feel happy,
thanks for allowing me to be a poet
a noble effort, doomed, but the only choice.
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