Charles Bukowski (dinosauria, we)

Great poem from the movie "Born into This"

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[Cat Law]

Oh Hank where for art thou Hank. A poet writer, an earthling and an authentic unit. I miss you every time I pick up your words, I miss your voice. What would you have said when all these things you spoke of became self evident? You never mistook cleverness for wisdom, but you had both these qualities. You were my literary hero, you still are.

[marcntexas]

"...where the masses elevate fools, into rich heroes..."

[yourlocalzombiedied]

He is just one man speaking. His voice is gone now, one more until the "most beautiful silence, never heard".

[ELECTECHNUT]

Lady Gaga's inspiration for for her "Born this way?" ;)

[Doc Benway]

I come back to this poem repeatedly over the years. Strange to think of TS Eliot and Bukowski at once in the same thought but this could easily be a lost section of The Wasteland. Eliot saw the same thing.

[Riki Chen]

prophet of the apocalypse

[wiseazz94]

storiesbynight.blog.com

[Justin Tallman]

Jersey Shore... fuck! Bukowski wasn't a poet, he was a prophet.

[Mathieu Strabach]

brilliant is not enough

[DenisRancourt]

brilliant!

[Riki Chen]

a genius caught in the wheels of the hamster cage.