in the hospitals and jails
        it's the worst
        in madhouses
        it's the worst
        in penthouses
        it's the worst
        in skid row flophouses
        it's the worst
        at poetry readings
        at rock concerts
        at benefits for the disabled
        it's the worst
        at funerals
        at weddings
        it's the worst
        at parades
        at skating rinks
        at sexual orgies
        it's the worst
        at midnight
        at 3 a.m.
        at 5:45 p.m.
        it's the worst

        falling through the sky
        firing squads
        that's the best

        thinking of India
        looking at popcorn stands
        watching the bull get the matador
        that's the best

        boxed lightbulbs
        an old dog scratching
        peanuts in a celluloid bag
        that's the best

        spraying roaches
        a clean pair of stockings
        natural guts defeating natural talent
        that's the best

        in front of firing squads
        throwing crusts to seagulls
        slicing tomatoes
        that's the best

        rugs with cigarette burns
        cracks in sidewalks
        waitresses still sane
        that's the best

        my hands dead
        my heart dead
        silence
        adagio of rocks
        the world ablaze
        that's the best
        for me.
 
 

That last one...

Not my fave of the lot...

But close.

That's it folks.