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Michael Mohr's avatar

Goddamn brilliant son of a bitch. Good ole Buk.

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Trace L Hentz's avatar

I agree

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S.E. Bourne's avatar

He always knows just what to say and how to say it.

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

I can’t bring myself to click the “like” button. It’s the wrong word. Bukowski does it again.

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David Deubelbeiss's avatar

He missed Hrabal and his pigeons and 5th floor. Add me to the list. Should be dead by now and my billboard long ago dead 'n dulled by time's brilliance. Ah Hank, bless his soul - he sure loved the thought of suffering, it held him close to his brotherhood of imaginary friends.

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emailtomb2b's avatar

Tauntingly terse, keeping it real.

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monsters and men's avatar

I think most humans don’t care much about anything other than their primal needs and that is what keeps them floating, a little bit adrift but still floating... Sometimes hitting society’s wall of indifference may turn one inwards but other perils awaits him/her there because gazing at the inner demons for too long can only lead to something ultimately snapping inside…

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Katie H/Emerging Creator's avatar

It leads to the breaking through ♥️

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Vincent  Martínez-Grieco's avatar

There. I bet that helps....talk it Charles.

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Teófilo de Jesús's avatar

Harsh, but heartfelt.

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man of aran's avatar

I call it, the origin of freaks

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appleton king's avatar

he and Fred Exley are drinkin somewhere together right now in the atom void

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Katie H/Emerging Creator's avatar

F&&k Me...... that man. I hold my breath at the beginning and remain that way right to the end, catching each drop of anger and wisdom as it spits and purrs ... the genius seer of the simple and complex ...

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Victory Palace's avatar

*Buk*

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Victory Palace's avatar

I think Bul was trying to say: look, these were great writers and poets; and look what life did to them whether by their work won hand or fate. I have a similar poem I’m going to publish soon on my stack

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Dian Parker's avatar

Yeah, baby, rock on.

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David's avatar

Me too

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