Charles Bukowski and the Emo Girl

in the back of the bus they sit akwardly across from each 
other. the smell of pabst and pall mall cigerettes magnetically repells against strawberry 
revlon lipgloss and hairspary.  he is trying not to hear her headphones blaring fergy and she 
is trying not notice the stains on his shirt. 
 he is thinking of neon exit signs and fishnet stockings on roominghouse madrigals who walk 
gently in the street under the red lights like cranes on a concrete pond.  she wants more 
watermelon flavored chewing gum and to write endless pages about
vanishing teddybear boyfriends and fluffy heart shaped clouds.

the bus driver looks in her mirror at the pair and instantly thinks of rust on tinfoil. after that 
the bus pulls slowly to the next stop at the community library, charles crookedly raises from 
his seat and dissapears into the night... the end..


'it takes more than time to live to long' bukowski
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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March 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Interesting perspective on Buke, I enjoyed it. Buke is one of my favorites...
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March 28, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Love it Nathan - Hear what your saying - Thanks for sharing -:)
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