I like Bukowski He wrote from life Knew it top to bottom Inside out and outside in He has been down Has been up Liquor and women Were always a part of His amazing existence He had a God Whom he never mocked Understood depression Wrote every noun Verb and adjective Also throw in adverb Respected the losers He had been one himself Received notes from those Who read his stuff Their compliments were good But his chest didn’t puff He knew the way down Was faster than the way up He typed at night When booze had effect Loved his women Until they made him sick Or the wine was gone He had his way Wrote every day He grew older But critics still raved Because of a simple thing He was better than ever Stanski April 28, 2021 ^
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Steve Haarman 