Sunday, November 14, 2010

Because it was all too beautiful


And
we were afraid
then
that
all through our lives
things like that
would happen,
that nobody
wanted
anybody
to be
strong and
beautiful
like that,
that
others would never
allow it,
and that
many people
would have to
die.

2 comments:

  1. thank you for posting this. oh man.

    coincidentally I am reading a collection of Charles Bukowksi's poetry right now.

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