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Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski

The Flower Lover

in the Valkerie Mountains
among the strutting peacocks
I found a flower
as large as my
head
and when I reached in to smell
it
 
I lost an ear lobe
part of my nose
one eye
and half a pack of
cigarettes.
 
I came back
the next day
to hack the damned thing
down
but found it so
beautiful I
killed a
peacock
instead.

#Americans #XXCentury #1973 #AtTerrorStreetAndAgonyWay #BurningInWaterDrowningInFlame

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