Tom Reads Hank

THis poem says so much. Read and listen...
tom reads hank
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The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

-Charles Bukowsk

Bukowski - "The Strongest of the Strange"

Blue Bird

by: Charles Bukowski

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?

Stitch me back together love

I'm sitting here in a place called life!
I'm feeling it but not really liking it?
I'm living it but where is the essence?
Where is the feeling of wanting to go on?
Wanting to love, wanting to discover?

I want to go on and live a life where I feel real.
I want to capture the essence of love and fall
apart!

Stitch me back together love............

Spiritual Mom

in my heart I know your soul
and I will never let you go.
Sit down beside me and taste the tears
follow the rust and avoid all fears.
You are my young one, I'll never let go,
just as long as you respect your soul.
Spiritual mom is worrying tonight,
just don't let the feelings get tight.

You are my baby I'll hold you all night,
wrapped up inside me I hope it's all bright?

It's a reputation

Normally I would, but..........
the reputation percedes the longing
I've held inside of my heart.

Normally I would, but the hunger is starting to feel sane.
Maybe I should, but
the world is going insane.

I've waited forever, wrapped up too tight.
Wondering if tonight it was right?

How can I hold you, without a regret.
Wondering if time will
let us forget

...It's a reputation

My Thought for Today

I hope that I get over the blues of falling in love with another fool.

Humility has worn me out

The pain is sweet burning deep down in my heart,my soul is left with empty little holes. Forgiving is easy but forgetting can't be done, the wound keeps on bleeding and spreading it's pain. I stand here and imagine what happiness is and maybe that would make it worth while? People are happy for no reason at all? I'm only happy when I've worn myself out and sit down at night and try to pass out,,, nothing to remember then I forget how to feel..............................and wake up in the morning with humility and worn out.

Repeat the next day