Last nite I dreamed of T.S. Eliot welcoming me to the land of dream Sofascouches fog in England Tea in his digs Chelsea rainbows curtains on hiswindows, fog seeping in the chimney but a nice warm house and an incrediblysweet hooknosed Eliot he loved me, put me up, gave me a couch to sleep on,conversed kindly, took me serious asked my opinion on Mayakovsky I read himCorso Creeley Kerouac advised Burroughs Olson Huncke the bearded lady in theZoo, the intelligent puma in Mexico City 6 chorus boys from Zanzibar whochanted in wornout polygot Swahili, and the rippling rhythms of Ma Raineyand Rachel Lindsay. On the Isle of the Queen we had a long evening'sconversation Then he tucked me in my long red underwear under a silkenblanket by the fire on the sofa gave me English dottle and went off sadly tohis bed, Saying ah Ginsberg I am glad to have met a fine young man like you.At last, I woke ashamed of myself. Is he that good and kind? Am I thatgreat? What's my motive dreaming his manna? What English Department wouldthat impress? What failure to be perfect prophet's made up here? I dream ofmy kindness to T.S. Eliot wanting to be a historical poet and share in hisfinance of Imagery- overambitious dream of eccentric boy. God forbid my evildreams come true. Last nite I dreamed of Allen Ginsberg. T.S. Eliot would'vebeen ashamed of me.
Under The World There's A Lot Of Ass A Lot Of Cunt