Alan was an overrated poet in my opinion but he had some moments, some lines here and there that resonate. Anyway, he let me know, 'they' omitted the last stanza from 'America,' that he wants you all to read now.
America!
a juicier bigger carrot!
the Muskrats announce with a blow of their Trumpettes.
you
cheer at the prospect
despite the same old s(ch)tick it dangles from
you
still the donkey,
schlepping toward it
fruitless
carrying a combed-over sack of shit
one step at a time
toward oblivion
