i’m 36 and a poet
so at some point
i have to compose my
obligatory fucking bukowski poem
today is the day
for me to
squat naked and cough
what a dick bag he was
i despise the way he makes me
keep my eyes transfixed
on the broken backwards bones
of the fallen tight rope act
whilst smiling
at the red poetry pooling
on the circus tent floor
but who am i kidding
that’s an outright lie
it is precisely why i love him
because
terrible people
make the best writers
the beetles who fed on chuck’s corpse
and his readers
i’m sure
would agree
4 replies on “squat naked and cough”
Madly beautiful, flowing like incense smoke, and edgy. I loved the ride.
Damn, Iris, thank you…
You’re welcome! And thank YOU. I keep coming back.
Only 36yo & she knows how to nasty.