CHARLES BUKOWSKI'S SPIRIT SPEAKING

In the gritty details, where souls collide,

Beauty's an extraordinary beast to ride.

Couldn't beat that truth, so I fought on,

Wrestling with thoughts, tears streaming strong.

I ground those tears, every damn notion,

In the arena of my relentless devotion.

Sought meaning, dug deep in my mind's dirt,

Struggled through the trenches, not one to skirt.

Yeah, it's the soul's nitty-gritty, the raw affair,

That makes beauty shine, I swear and declare.

In every scar, every gritty fragment I found,

A damn extraordinary tale would resound.

That universal truth, it had me pinned,

But I brawled and bled, wouldn't let it win.

Tears and thoughts, a cacophony in my head,

Bukowski-style, I fought till they bled.

So take those tears, let 'em soak the page,

Unleash 'em, ignite the poet's raging rage.

Embrace the details, don't shy from the brawl,

For it's in the fight, we find beauty's call.

Yeah, let this poem bear the Bukowski mark,

With grit and truth, a poetic spark.

In the trenches, amid the tears that flow,

Discover extraordinary beauty, don't let it go.

:: 06.02.2023 ::

Author's Note

conjuring Charlie. I adore his poetry.