Debbie Guzzi Poet Free verse

Trash Talkin'

There’s a realness to Charles
a rawness
a grind 
that makes you want to
	slap your leg
like an old jazz man.

Bukowski wouldn’t care
what the hell you thought of him.

There are those who say the common
	isn’t poetry	that the miniscule
is not as worthy of terse verse
concise, incised, precise jargon.

But, Charles had it anyway –

He had a taste for poverty 
and love of free things
like the smash of glass and a fine ass
No beggar man was he
	this spewer of words
	this stewed harbinger of
	sidewalk trash.

no matter his class
he made words
sing



Genius

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Skat A April 11, 2014 at 10:43 PM DEBBIE, Congratulations, on your win:) Enjoyed stopping by. LUV ~SKAT~

Poet Destroyer A April 11, 2014 at 9:42 PM Debbie, Congratulations, In Amy's Idiot or Genius, contest.... Enjoyed the win.... ~ Linda

Dr.Ram Mehta April 11, 2014 at 6:27 AM Congratulations on a fine win in the Bukowski Contest, deebbie

Verlena S. Walker April 11, 2014 at 3:10 AM Well done Debbie. Congratulations on the esteemed win. Verlena

Richard Lamoureux April 10, 2014 at 7:40 PM It appears I was correct. I'm glad to see this high on the winners list. Congratulations, this is one of my personal favorites.

Carrie Richards April 10, 2014 at 7:29 PM And as always, you are a class-act ! Congrats to a prolific lass!

Amy Green April 10, 2014 at 6:47 PM You captured his essence, and dare I say, executed a great likeness to the man's own work. Great job.

Scott Thirtyseven April 5, 2014 at 6:32 PM Best of luck with the competition. You too make words sing, this piece jumps at me from the screen. Capturing my eyes, firing my imagination.

Richard Lamoureux April 3, 2014 at 10:01 AM I like the rawness of this piece. I expect it will do well.

Eileen Manassian April 3, 2014 at 5:32 AM I don't know of this writer, Debbie, but you sure sold him well! :) Good luck in contest....Smash of glass and a fine ass....this spewer of words seems interesting! :)