Poetry Texts From Charles Bukowski
As a young man I could not believe that people could give their lives over to those conditions. As an old man, I still can't believe it.
what do you mean
like
going to work?
What do they do it for? Sex?
what
no
that's not why people go to work and you know it
TV?
i mean that's not the primary reason
An automobile on monthly payments? Or children?
yes
obviously
that is why most people go to their jobs
is to pay their bills and also feed their families
Children who are just going to do the same things that they did?
are you honestly asking me to explain the circle of life to you right now
“Hey, the boss can come in here at any moment and lay all of us off, just like that, don’t you realize that?”
yes
we all realize that





