Come On In by Charles Bukowski

Author:Charles Bukowski
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781847676733
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 2009-10-18T10:00:00+00:00

hail and farewell

as gentle as a butterfly

fluttering in the

murdered light

you came through here

like fire singing

and when it was over

the walls came down

the flags went up

and love was finished.

you left behind a pair of shoes

an old purse

and some birthday and

Xmas cards

from me all

held together

by a green rubber

band.

all well and good enough,

I suppose,

because

when your lover is gone,

thank the gods,

the silence is

final.

weep

weep for the indifference of flying fish

weep for the absence of long-haired blondes

weep for the sadness of yourself

weep for Bach

weep for the extinct animals

weep for grandfather’s clock

weep for weeping

because no one cares

the doors open in and out

the lights go on and off

teeth are pulled

I forgive the indifference of flying fish

I forgive the butterfly and the moth

I forgive the first woman who held my psyche

in her fingertips when

I was sold into captivity

long ago.

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