Monday, August 20, 2012

Marge Merrill

Call Me Chinaski

Dad was Bukowski
minus the poetry
the women
and the track.

Advice, a sarcastic blade
shaving hair 
from the back of my neck–
drawing tears but
not quite drawing blood.

Be brave
stand in the beer fumes
and take it
like his kid.

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