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BEAUTIFUL ARROGANT ASSHOLE
Buk was a poet
who could write a
goddamn novel
better 'n' any
fuckin' poem
and make you laugh
and let you dream
and make you think
maybe you could
break out of that
mind numbing
soul crushing
nine to five
kowtowing
kiss ass bullshit
and actually be
something
do something
make something
write something
instead of just shoveling shit
day after day after
miserable goddamned day
Buk'll
make you sit down
at the keyboard
and try
fuckin' drunk asshole
who could write a
goddamn novel
better 'n' any
fuckin' poem
and make you laugh
and let you dream
and make you think
maybe you could
break out of that
mind numbing
soul crushing
nine to five
kowtowing
kiss ass bullshit
and actually be
something
do something
make something
write something
instead of just shoveling shit
day after day after
miserable goddamned day
Buk'll
make you sit down
at the keyboard
and try
fuckin' drunk asshole
Published 3rd Jul 2023
Author's Note
When I think of Bukowski I remember the first time I read Factotum or Post Office or Women. This guy knew what it was like to apply for a journalist's job at the local newspaper and be offered the janitor's spot. He turned his stints at the brake shoe factory, the dog food plant, the post office -- all jobs I could have had -- into a joke. It was glorious. I read the poems later, but I always think of him as a novelist. And, of course, a genius.
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3rd Jul 2023 7:21pm
Your genius is showing as well, Jav....absolutely terrific.
Excellent excellent ink!
Good luck in the comp.
🌹💙
Excellent excellent ink!
Good luck in the comp.
🌹💙
3rd Jul 2023 7:49pm
I think I loved Bukowski as much as I did Dylan much earlier in my life. An incredible, one-of-a-kind comic. Thinking about him makes me want to re-read. Again.
Thanks so much, Blue, for your kind, encouraging comments.
J.
Thanks so much, Blue, for your kind, encouraging comments.
J.
