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Question: Any fans of Charles Bukowski here!?
here's one of my favorites by him-

Bluebird


there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you!.


there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he’s
in there!.


there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up!?
you want to screw up the
works!?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe!?


there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody’s asleep!.
I say, I know that you’re there,
so don’t be
sad!.
then I put him back,
but he’s singing a little
in there, I haven’t quite let him
die
and we sleep together like
that
with our
secret pact
and it’s nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don’t
weep, do
you!?


- Charles Bukowski
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
dogs have it convicts have it junkies have it drunks have it


nobody really has styleWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, every body has his/her own little secret, a bird of some color!.
Nicely put, the Buk style! Thanks for sharing!
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i like charles, yes
I wish i had more charles bukowski in my heart than bluebirdWww@QuestionHome@Com

Fly free, bluebird, day or night!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com