So, i’ve learned that the secret to liking Charles Bukowski is to not listen to him read his own work. So, for your listening pleasure, is Tom Waits reading a lovely Bukowski poem.
Laughing Heart
Your life is your life.
Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission
Be on the watch
There are ways out
There is light somewhere
it may not be much light
but it beats the darkness
Be on the watch.
The gods will offer you chances.
Know them, take them.
You can’t beat death
but you can beat death in life.
Sometimes the more often you learn to do it
the more light there will be.
Your life is your life.
Know it while you have it.
You are marvelous.
The gods wait to delight in you.
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