they said Bukowski was not a poet
and that if he was
he was a ******* awful one.
but there's something
to be said about a man
who can **** ******
and come out of it
with more respect for them
than for the rest of the
human population.
there's honor to be given
to a man who could
drink all day and
be more than what
all the medical books
said he could be.
and there is credit to be given
to the man who could
unite the displaced
with who he was
as a human being and nothing more.

Bukowski may be
one *******
horrible poet
but he sure
as hell
knew more than we will ever be able to comprehend.