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Life Is Like A Bukowski Poem


Life Is Like A Bukowski Poem
public, raw and ugly
no punches held
back,
rough, red scars on a
beaten-down body
a drunken Soul
thirsting for more,

as if you're defending
your own all-alone life,
as if an energy
sucks you through
to the other side
where his poems
live

oh, so fuckingly beautifully,
alive.




 
— Kailashana, May 12, 2008

Critiques

Kailashana

Kailashana

18 years 1 month ago

thanks Jess… i can never

thanks Jess... i can never get enough of him... wrote a lot of bukowski poems subsequently, every once in a while that urge to merge continues ;-)
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 1 month ago

have you read John Fante?

He is about the only writer Bukowskie admits as an influence. Well, i may be overstating that. Anyway read "Ask the dust" . Nasty, challenging and strangely sweet. cheers, Jess
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

18 years 1 month ago

Kaila

Hmmm... Don't think I've ever read any of Bukowski's work, but I'm-a gonna go in search for some now! Sounds like he writes in my type of style. Jess? Any suggestions as to which work to start on? Good job! ~Lynn (Jess K.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~ "Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is the ceiling??"
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 1 month ago

Earlier works.

Maybe "Tales of Ordinary Madness", what do you reckon Kaila? cheers, Jess
themoonman

themoonman

18 years 1 month ago

Kaila...

He is my favorite too.. awesome write about him and his raw style.. Richard
whitetea

whitetea

18 years 1 month ago

>

I like this, it has identity. great, great writing.
Kailashana

Kailashana

18 years 1 month ago

Hi Lynn, (I love dragons) If

Hi Lynn, (I love dragons) If you go to a bookstore, and look for whatever book they have of his, and let it grab YOU, you'll be fine... If you search under Amazon, etc. and a title jumps out at you, it'll do... Jess, any John Fonte who is a friend of Bukowski's is a friend of mine;-) Richard, thank you for your comments. I always want to do justice to Bukowski, I am vindicated!! (Which by the way, is from my favourite opera: Vincero ~ Turandot.) White Tea, (Love white tea, it's better for you than green! and your love your Kimono) when I was a Realtor, a couple who lived in a very very very fabulous house, had a magnificent antique kimono from I-forget-which dynasty on the 3 or 4 story cavernous entryway encased in glass. It was absolutely gorgeous. I never wanted anything so badly as that kimono (& a house like that to display it) Did I tell you the house was fabulous? lol. I digress. I bow to your saying "it has identity". Thank you. Thanks all for reading one of my tributes to a real man! ~a
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

18 years 1 month ago

Many thanks!

We still have a $50 gift card to one of the local stores here... will try to find some of his work there. ~Lynn (Jess K.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~ "Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is the ceiling??"

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