Bukowski says.... "Huh?"?

Question

Pull A String, A Puppet Moves
by Charles Bukowski

each man must realize
that it can all disappear very
quickly:
the cat, the woman, the job,
the front tire,
the bed, the walls, the
room; all our necessities
including love,
rest on foundations of sand -
and any given cause,
no matter how unrelated:
the death of a boy in Hong Kong
or a blizzard in Omaha ...
can serve as your undoing.
all your chinaware crashing to the
kitchen floor, your girl will enter
and you'll be standing, drunk,
in the center of it and she'll ask:
my god, what's the matter?
and you'll answer: I don't know,
I don't know ...

Answer 1

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It's was so good of him to leave all the little words.
To write as a man would speak, so we could hear every one.
Thank you Buk for the glimpse actually for the whole picture.

Ronnie

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Every single one.

Answer 2

He was an expert at making videos with words.

Answer 3

This is my favorite Bukowski poem.

I read this a few months ago and
'stuck' a copy to my wall board.

It's how I hope to write.

Answer 4

IMHO This is more akin to the Butterfly Affect or the Chaos Theory than Puppetry...

Reminds me of a poem by my favourite Contemporary Australian Poet Michael Leunig from his book "Bunch of Poesy" 1992

Things just seem to fall apart

Things just seem to fall apart
String bags full of oranges
and things within the heart
Calamities evaporate and memories depart
People laugh at anything
and things just fall apart

Answer 5

You got me to read more of his poetry and I have to admit I am becoming more of a fan. There is an excellent mini bio of him at:
famouspoetsandpoems.com Plus a selection of some of his poems.

Answer 6

Haha I like it too.
wtf love
I don't know

"And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful Wife"
"And you may ask yourself-well...how did I get here"

"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"

Answer 7

All in one fell swoop.

As much as this ending was probably biographical - I think we'd all be drunk at a moment like that.

Answer 8

even your sausage could be gone hey Buk..?
it is very very very ..serious..hey..

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but the Big Red Barn..will never be gone..hey ..Buk..???

Buk......................Buk..........…

Answer 9

i know a lot of people that ask that same question. the answer is that there has not been any compassion in a long time to our fellow man.

when i saw this and it showed up, i even said "Huh"
so i had to answer.
love the poem. it does tell it all.

Answer 10

This one to me, is the best of him, you have shared.

Answer 11

Nothing left but the Self.

I saw every word of this.

Answer 12

And in the real world they're shuttin Detroit down.

Answer 13

Again, my favorite theme, our interconnectedness to all.
Of course I loved this.

morning,
ma

Answer 14

tenuously, that's it
what we build

Answer 15

NOT THE CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Noooooooooooooooo..............

.

Answer 16

During a conversation with a friend yesterday I made the comment that the homeless person on the street probably never saw it coming. It could be any one of us any time. We are all just one misfortune away...

Love this one.