In Ginsberg’s “Last Night in Calcutta,” the poem takes a turn from tranquil to dark and slightly morbid. Ginsberg starts off with the setting of being in Calcutta “A few mosquitoes waken the itch, the fan turn slowly—“ (lines 5-6). The night seems to be still with nothing going on, except distant noises in the background and the stirring of insects in the night. The night is desolate and dark, “—perfect night for sleepers to dissolve in tranquil blackness, and rest there eight hours” (lines 16-18) these lines speak of an almost restful and peaceful sleep, a full night’s sleep which most do not get. Ginsberg then turns from tranquil to dark. He writes about “—Leave immortality for another to suffer like a fool, not get stuck in the corner of the universe sticking morphine in the arm and eating meat.” (lines 38-40). Ginsberg takes a tranquil night and reveals that truth’s that are occurring in Calcutta, the side of drugs and death that over power man.