each man must realize
that it can all disappear very
quickly:
the cat, the woman, the job,
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I love this poem because it depicts how haphazard life can be to those living it.
This is perhaps one of the most truthful pieces I've had the pleasure of stumbling across.
Larry, I do believe this is a place to make comments on the poem, rather than insult people, including the poet. Your claims have little to back them up. But it's okay, your ability to hate this man and his poetry just makes me love him all the more.
Well they are both writers so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to compare them would it, I think it was fairly obvious I was saying Shakespeare is quite a good one and Bukowski not so much. And Doug surely this is a place to comment the poem rather than insult people.
GORLITZ: *laughing*....was that accidental or intentional...your mention of comparing Shakespeare with Buk? ? ....if accidental....check out Bukowski's work....'Shakespear Never Did This' 'The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.' William Shakespeare, 'As You Like It'....no matter your opinion of Buk....HE knew who/what he was...and he let the world know as well PAUL: that is EXACTLY what great poetry/poets do....reach out and touch and draw the reader in... DOUG: everyone's entitled to their opinion(s) ....even a jackass...lol
What a great poem blunt but also heart breakingly sad i know i've been there!
As much as I hate him, I think 50 Cent has written better 'poetry' than this garbage. There's nothing poetic about listing a series of words such as cat, woman and job and then recounting stupid events other than the fact that a new line starts mid sentence. This man's no Shakespeare rather a fool.
i don't think that many people see that the simplest smallest things can change a life or several lives and this poem shows that.
come on men. no comments. this is one of the great poems this man made. all our necessities including love, rest on foundations of sand - and any given cause, no matter how unrelated: the death of a boy in Hong Kong or a blizzard in Omaha... can serve as your undoing. that is amazin.... so true. so simple to see. dont you see it.
Clear, crisp images. I love 'the china crashing to the floor.'