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Drinking before noon with Bukowski (Free verse) by Beyond_Dreams
It was one of the few days I had
went to the bar to drink before noon.
Ah, the hell with it I thought.
I'm a single mom and they're both
in school.
I eyed an older fellow taking shots
of whiskey; while a tuna sandwich
sat next to him, untouched.
I smiled; he looked away.
I thought to myself, I can't even pick
up an alcoholic man! What the hell is
wrong with me?
So I ordered another drink
and slammed it down.
Wondering how I was going to pay my rent,
where could I find another job?
A downward spiral elliptical in motion;
never ending depression.
But the older man got up put his drink down.
Walked over and sat down beside me.
Told the bartender, 2 more of what
she's having.
He started to talk;
About how he was a writer,
Explaining to me the ins and outs of American employment
and how to avoid the army.
Said he was a hard drinking, misogynistic bully.
I didn't much take to his conversation
at this point; I looked away.
He told me I had a great pair of legs
as his hand slid up to my knee.
I stopped him there.
"You're a dirty old man!"
He took a hit of his cigarette and asked
me what I did for a living.
"I'm an actor, well I want to be one any way."
He looked at me and told me I'd never
make it.
Got up and walked away.
I yelled "What's your name?"
He said,
"I like bad liquor and bad women,
you can call me Buk"
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Weighted score: 5.2145653
Overall Rank: 4366
Posted: March 17, 2005 11:51 AM PST; Last modified: March 17, 2005 12:32 PM PST
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Can I ask you a question? How many couplings do you know that meet all of the requirements above? Of the ones that don't, how often is the woman the silent sufferer? How often is the man?