JAG-ARR OF THE JUNGLE!!!

Look back, it was 1965. Pa was shouting from the tv room, “jesus christ! jesus christ!” I flew up those stairs pumping in 3-D. Bad black widows . . . water mocassins . . . red snake long as a fire hose, see our house was built on a long swamp, on easter a boy died, he sank in the quick mud and the next morning he floated up like ivory soap, mama made me go to the wake, the afternoon was hell hot.

January 1, 1973
Patti Smith

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