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They’re hammering on The roof of my Brain
They’re hammering The men The women The workers The angels
They’re hammering Wanting me to open The sky light And let them in
Garrett Lambrev June 1983
(This poem is from Dogstar and Poems from Other Planets, a
collection of poetry written by Garrett Lambrev from 1964, before he was a
member of Peoples Temple, through 1989. “The Final Punchline,” another poem
from the same book, appears here.
(Garrett is a frequent contributor to the jonestown report. His other articles in this year’s edition are My friend Teresa King: From the Avenue of the Fleas to Jonestown and Coming Out a Second Time. His previous writings may be found here. He can be reached at garrett1926@comcast.net.)
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