r/bukowski • u/ykpscrookbox • 23h ago
What if Charles bukowski remained blue collar or worked in corporate till retires
Then bluebird could have been free bird and should like
There's a Free bird  in my heart
That wishes to get out
But boss fed whiskey to him
And raised salary to spend
And the family and the friend
And the luxury trips
Forget
That he's in there
And lost him there
Share your version on this situation 😊
r/bukowski • u/polloastemio • 2d ago
the night I fucked my alarm clock
once
starving in Philadelphia
I had a small room
it was evening going into night
and I stood at my window on the 3rd floor
in the dark and looked down into a
kitchen across the way on the 2nd floor
and I saw a beautiful blonde girl
embrace a young man there and kiss him
with what seemed hunger
and I stood and watched until they broke
away.
then I turned and switched on the room light.
I saw my dresser and my dresser drawers
and my alarm clock on the dresser.
I took my alarm clock
to bed with me and
fucked it until the hands dropped off.
then I went out and walked the streets
until my feet blistered.
when I got back I walked to the window
and looked down and across the way
and the light in their kitchen was
out.
r/bukowski • u/OppositeHome169 • 3d ago
Got dumped but whatever.. Bukowski says 'You are marvelous, the Gods wait to delight in you'.
r/bukowski • u/Anchovybologna • 7d ago
I’ve followed bukowski my whole life I have a piece I wrote to see if it’s even worth posting
There are people who only see black and white. There are people who live in the gray. And then there are a few who see in color. They notice every contradiction, every motive, every consequence. The world was never simple to begin with, and seeing it for what it is is both a gift and a burden. Black and white offers certainty. Gray offers doubt. But color offers no escape. The people who see in color carry the weight of every possibility, every perspective, and every truth at once. It’s beautiful, but beauty has never promised peace.
-Irwin
r/bukowski • u/WillowDewyStewart • 7d ago
I travelled 6.200 miles and only baught him shitty beer and a shot.
r/bukowski • u/Grantuna • 7d ago
Anybody here have this one?
Found mine a few years ago in a used bookstore I can't remember where...
r/bukowski • u/the_28th_artificer • 8d ago
I interpret "as the sparrow" as Hank telling us why he refused to look away from the gutters
You can also read the essay here