unusual bukowski.

i love charles bukowski's work, poetry in particular, but i think my two favorite poems by him are not of his typical themes. two excerpts:

there are worse things than
being alone
but it often takes decades
to realize this
and most often
when you do
it's too late
and there's nothing worse
than
too late.
-- "oh yes"

&

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.
-- "bluebird"

love it love it.