Somebody musta wanteda bomb!

[sabotabby]

So, do we get to do Mutually Assured Destruction* again? 'Cause that was fun.



HUM BOM!
Allen Ginsberg

I

Whom bomb?
We bomb'd them!
Whom bomb?
We bomb'd them!
Whom bomb?
We bomb'd them!
Whom bomb?
We bomb'd them!

Whom bomb?
We bomb you!
Whom bomb?
We bomb you!
Whom bomb?
You bomb you!
Whom bomb?
You bomb you!

What do we do?
Who do we bomb?
What do we do?
Who do we bomb?
What do we do?
Who do we bomb?
What do we do?
Who do we bomb?

What do we do?
You bomb! You bomb them!
What do we do?
You bomb! You bomb them!
What do we do?
We bomb! We bomb you!
What do we do?
You bomb! You bomb you!

Whom bomb?
We bomb you!
Whom bomb?
We bomb you!
Whom bomb? You bomb you!
Whom bomb?
You bomb you!


May 1971


II


For Don Cherry

Whydja bomb?
We didn't wanna bomb!
Whydja bomb?
We didn't wanna bomb!
Whydja bomb?
You didn't wanna bomb!
Whydja bomb?
You didn't wanna bomb!

Who said bomb?
Who said we hadda bomb?
Who said bomb?
Who said we hadda bomb?
Who said bomb?
Who said you hadda bomb?
Who said bomb?
Who said you hadda bomb?

Who wantsa bomb?
We don't wanna bomb!
Who wantsa bomb?
We don't wanna bomb!
Who wantsa bomb?
We don't wanna bomb!
We don't wanna
we don't wanna
we don't wanna bomb!

Who wanteda bomb?
Somebody musta wanteda bomb!
Who wanteda bomb?
Somebody musta wanteda bomb!
Who wanteda bomb?
Somebody musta wanteda bomb!
Who wanteda bomb?
Somebody musta wanteda bomb!

They wanteda bomb!
They neededa bomb!
They wanteda bomb!
They neededa bomb!
They wanteda bomb!
They neededa bomb!
They wanteda bomb!
They neededa bomb!

They thought they hadda bomb!
They thought they hadda bomb!
They thought they hadda bomb!
They thought they hadda bomb!

Saddam said he hadda bomb!
Bush said he better bomb!
Saddam said he hadda bomb!
Bush said he better bomb!
Saddam said he hadda bomb!
Bush said he better bomb!
Saddam said he hadda bomb!
Bush said he better bomb!

Whatdid he say he better bomb for?
Whatdid he say he better bomb for?
Whatdid he say he better bomb for?
Whatdid he say he better bomb for?

Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb!
Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb!
Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb!
Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb!

Saddam's still there building a bomb!
Saddam's still there building a bomb!
Saddam's still there building a bomb!
Saddam's still there building a bomb!



III

Armageddon did the job
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Armageddon did the job
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog

Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Armageddon does the job
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Armageddon does the job

Armageddon for the mob
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Armageddon for the mob
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog

Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Gog Magog Gog Magog
Gog & Magog Gog & Magog
Gog Magog Gog Magog

Gog Magog Gog Magog
Gog Magog Gog Magog
Gog Magog Gog Magog
Gog Magog Gog Magog

Ginsberg says Gog & Magog
Armageddon did the job.


February - June 1991





From Cosmopolitan Greetings: Poems 1986-1992
© Copyright 1994 by Allen Ginsberg (HarperCollins Publishers, 1994)

* No, seriously, what is everyone so upset about? The Soviets never killed anyone with their bomb, and neither has North Korea. The Americans, though—that's a whole 'nother story.

Comments

[funnel101.livejournal.com]

I'm upset because I don't believe *any* country should have a nuclear weapon, and because I don't trust Bush to handle this situation well at all.

[gabski.livejournal.com]

i second that... especially the Bush part. ever notice the completely obnoxious tone in his voice when he says, "diplomatic efforts take time. i know it's frustrating but this is what diplomacy calls for" or some crap like that. argh! i just want to rip his head off and stick it up his ass when he says sh*t like that.

[sabotabby]

Oh, I agree completely. But I think Kim Jong Il is less likely to wreck havoc with it, given the consequences.

[(Anonymous)]

And about the 'he crazy' stuff. This test was apparently a protest against the S Korean guy taking over at the UN. So it's not like he's got a nervous twitch, it was a politically calculated action. No scarier than us - UNLESS you believe the world is happier with US power unchecked (of course, the enemy of my enemy is not exactly my best pal in this instance)

[(Anonymous)]

by the way - about that 'anonymous' shit? It's me, Culpster! Sorry, I'm new at this.

[sabotabby]

No worries. By the way, I know you IRL, don't I?

[culpster.livejournal.com]

I think so. I haven't quite put an ID to the ID yet... :)

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

The anonymous stuff means that you've probably logged out or that your browser is acting funny with cookies.