I thought that the poem was very interesting and "trippy" enough the first time I read it. I am a big fan of beat literature and most all things that resemble it so I was drawn to the sort of stream-of-consciousness approach that this poem took. Now, within the context of the annotations, some of the more spacey and obscure references such as those to the various tribes of Lebanon and to other very significant political and cultural events that occured in Lebanon, the poem definitely takes on a more weighty feel to it. It no longer is just about a certain mood and tone and atmosphere, but now that there are secrets and code words hidden within the text, the poem becomes a sort of living riddle that challenges the reader not only with its unusal style, but to also investigate into the cryptic references in order to learn about their cultural siginificance.