Bukowski

Bukowski said “don’t try”

It’s etched on his headstone.

And he really didn’t

Really.

He just wrote one poem a day

As a rule

And off they went.

Mailed off to whoever

Whoever would listen.

(No one did)

He drank himself silly

And gave you the finger

But now I bet..I just bet..

I bet they wished they’d listened

Whatever. 

Another brilliant artist

Shit on