Jam
Now I know why
Bukowski quit at 35
and went on
a 10 year drunk
after 10 years
of hammering
the keys
with little
to no return
I am in
a similar boat
35 is a scary age –
especially when
you’ve worked
so hard
for so long
at something
with little to show
Especially in
a society where
we have to show
Maybe that’s why
show and tell
was such a big deal
in grade school
Maybe that’s why
there was so much
ridicule
if you didn’t have
much to show
Bukowski didn’t have
much to show
after 10 years of
pouring his soul
through words,
so he quit
temporarily
Luckily,
he bounced back
I don’t know
if I’d be so lucky
if I quit
I’m trying to use
the wisdom at hand
not to quit
It’s not my wisdom,
but I’ll borrow it
for the time being
if it gets me
out of a jam
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