What Ends

Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:24:53
From: "malachi" malachi@savagesound.com
To: "Jason Guthartz" jason@restructures.net

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man i hope the bird-flu kills off all the stupid people -

starting with their god, rush limbaugh

Today we remember a man who gave his life.
Tomorrow we celebrate another man who gives us hope.
The following day, we must remember that man's promise:



Tomorrow, I'm headed back to Indiana one last time, leaving Chicago at four a.m., hopefully returning in time for the big party in Grant Park (yes, I lucked out and got a ticket!). It will be a moment of well-deserved celebration and self-congratulation.

But while we celebrate this new hope, we must remember the continuing crimes and horrors abroad for which we are responsible -- crimes and horrors not involving stock indexes and 401(k) balances, but flesh and blood.

Turning Back the Clock

a sad anniversary:


"This one goes out to everybody who's still suffering in any way..."

For Malachi Ritscher (1954-2006)

Kenneth Patchen
"No One Ever Works Alone"
from Panels for the Walls of Heaven (1946)

No one ever works alone.

Put the good things here. There is so much, so very much!
O trees flowers birds the face of my darling! hurry hurry the great
tongues of truth! O speak out!
Against the dead trash of their "reality."
Against "the world as we see it."
Against "what it is reasonable to believe."
Out with the rascals
And all their bloody works!

There is a beautiful sun today.
Have you change for one hundred and ninety odd dullards, sir?

Look you have a life--use it! No one ever works alone! Hate and
fear O blast them to hell for love everyway and every old how
you can! There is so much, so very very much!

Gategeese the windopeninghosts of air. My invitation--O come
if you like: I won't forget your kindness. Live gently. Now is the
I wouldn't kid you time to stand up and count them.
My conclusion is:
There is only one thing that matters and that is life.
No one ever works alone.

Life needn't be ugly. I don't protest great good God I demand!
All this ratty lying murderous swindle of theirs be damned!
There's a beautiful sun today! When are we going to throw the
bastards off our backs. Art has no place for lies.

Jesus the earth is real and it warms like a hand in the sun.
Three green white horses. Look you have a life--put your soul
into it! When you buy a suit don't just get something that will
look good on your boss. If you won't mind I'm going to say get
with it! Live your own life for a change, eh?

The leaves fall. The chances don't lessen.
Nothing of flesh should be treated shabbily.
I at any rate cannot resist trying a little one-step even on the brink.
What are you in terror of?
The baby fox goes to sleep under the thousand-ton tree.
Life needn't step to their dirty tune.
Each pays for his own piper
When you get right down to it.