Monday, January 17, 2011

Charles Bukowski

my friend william


my friend William is a fortunate man:
he lacks the imagination to suffer

he kept his first job
his first wife

can drive a 50,000 miles
without a brake job

he dances like a swan
and has the prettiest blank eyes
this side of El Paso

his garden is a paradise
the heels of his shoes are always level
and his handshake is firm

people love him

when my friend William dies
it will hardly be from madness or cancer

he'll walk right past the devil
and into heaven

you'll see him at the party tonight
grinning
over his martini

blistful and delightful
as some guy
fucks his wife in the bathroom.

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