Thinking About Bukowski Poem by Andrew Matthews

Thinking About Bukowski

Can't be bothered doing anything
Even though I’m writing this
I'm just thinking, it's been so long since I’ve had a woman
To kiss
Just lying on my bed
Writing this and smoking a roll-up
I've ran out of filtered cigarettes again {before I should}
Smoking roll-ups is so soul destroying
But I can't just quit, I like a smoke too much

Just lying here on my bed, thinking
Thinking about Bukowski and his book of poems
That I’ve just finished reading

I'm not much of a reader, but I just couldn’t
Put the book down, two days it took me to read {on and off}
That’s the quickest book I’ve ever read and I haven’t
Read that many

Just lying here on my bed, wondering what it would
Have been like to have known him
He probably wouldn’t have liked me anyway although
I love women and tobacco but not quite an alcoholic... yet
Judging by his poetry he was an interesting guy... there's absolutely no doubt about that.

Andrew Matthews
08/02/2002
5: 36: 12am