he deliberately chose
the nastiest
sound for the alarm clock
Zeeeehhweeeehhchhh
and there it went
again
Every four hours. Announcing that he
had to start the
engine again lest he
froze to death
The phone had 17% battery left. He
would need to visit
the library again
for a recharge but it was becoming
increasingly
harder as the smell of homeless
was growing more
potent on him
He checked the time again
turned off the phone
turned on the engine
wiped the windshield with his gloved hand
watched his breath leave his mouth
fumbled around for a cigarette
no luck
He took out the lighter and
struck it
and all it produced were sparks
It's been quite a lot of
no luck
lately
At the library he took small
chapbooks
with him to a desk and pretended
to be studying them
while the phone charged besides
him
but not having anything
better to do he
read some of the poems in
those chapbooks. He didn't understand
poetry, didn't know
how to read it to
make sense. He was simply not
a man of writing and reading,
didn't understand why
the lines were so choppy
and didn't go all the way
to the right margin of the page. Why did it
have to look so
intentionally wrong? Also
why didn't it rhyme if
it was called poetry? He resigned himself
eventually. He'll never understand
this part of literature
but still, there was
something
he read in one of those deranged
verses with words all
over the page. One poem that
ended something like this:
"then something else in me said, no, save the tiniest
bit.
it needn’t be much, just a spark.
a spark can set a whole forest on
fire.
just a spark.
save it."
His English wasn't the
best but he
understood the message well enough
the spark was
there
still
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“Poetry has no rules or regulations nor grammar limits
Poetry have poets with creative habits
recognizing nothing yet anything
but writers innovations + priceless something.”
_-Van Prince
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(☞゚ヮ゚)☞ Well said
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Thank you *&* your poetry is energetic!
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Aw, thank you (◉ܫ◉)
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Good, good and very good.
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Ty, thanks, and thank you, Arthur (^‿^)
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By the way, thanks for liking my pieces. It’s very encouraging.
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No problem ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
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DR Bogdan, I had to second look-I am a poet, I dissect poems *&* put the puzzle back to its original form *&* Dr Bogdan is top draw poetic! Congrats *&* honors!
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Oh, thank you very much (~‾▿‾)~
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Facting
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If my posts are read *&* you feel my brand of creativity in your innovation=you area poet, *&* if not you may still be a poet may be!
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Poignant, a library is a valuable place.
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Indeed it is (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑
Thank you 🙂
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You have a fantastic imagination. How do you come up with all of these characters? Are they based on personal experiences, books, movies…?
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This one was all inspired by good ol’ Bukowski •ᴗ•
Not to mention that the lines the character read in some chapbook in the library are straight out from one of his poems 🙂
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Well said!!
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( ^◡^)っ
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Oh, that was lovely. And what a powerful message 😊
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Thank you, Sue ⊂(◉‿◉)つ
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The best part is One can totally visualise what you write…
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I’m glad to hear that ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
Thanks 🙂
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Love your stuff, DR Bogdan, here’s something of me,
Inspiration (for me) is what triggers the heart,
Then the mind awakens and millions of fingers begin to dance,
Flight of the Bumblebee on my keyboard.
The thrill of keeping up is exhilarating . . . and a little absurd.
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Beautiful ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Love that poem. I was right there with him.
Gwen.
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(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
Thank you, Gwen
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
INDEED IT IS…IN EACH OF US!
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─=≡Σ((( つ◕ل͜◕)つ and we fan it with each step we take towards our dreams 🙂
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I can connect to this poem a lot. Thank you for putting my tangled thoughts into words.
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Glad to know I helped (⊃。•́‿•̀。)⊃
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I thank you twice — once for painting the realities of life for we homeless to the more entitled, and again for the GREAT WRITING!
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Thank you, Ana (◉ܫ◉)
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A wonderful “Bogdanian” interpretation of Bukowski.
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It’s my tribute to the old titan (•̀ᴗ•́)و ̑̑
Thanks for checking it out 🙂
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You have his talent but, most fortunately, not his face.
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We’ve got vastly different backgrounds but, well, guess we’ll see in a few years…
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I have a good feeling about your future.
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Damn, if only my mom agreed with you ( ͝° ͜ʖ͡°)
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Absolutely love this.
Gwen.
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(っ╹◡╹)っ It’s one of my favorites as well!
Thank you, Gwen! 🙂
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