A Smile To Remember – Charles Bukowski.
Charles Bukowski is a poet who uses wit, sarcasm, and everyday experience, good and bad, to catch my attention. In this poem, domestic violence is the topic he explored.
I don’t know if he was a product of this violence, but he provides an insight that is perhaps a survivor’s insight and poses a question that needs exploring.
What do we notice in life? Is it the trivial things? Or, is it the major things? What happens in a child’s life when she/he live in violence? What can we each do to reach out and touch the lives of those living in violence? Perhaps, it is a smile to remember making the difference.
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ivonprefontaine
Oh, he was a tough one…in a weak moment he revealed his “Bluebird”
He was a tough one, but wrote in a way that catches my eye.
Sometimes, we don’t know unless verify it from different parties.
It is hard to negotiate the terrain for sure. Sometimes, as you suggest, it is not what it seems to be.
He certainly knew how to paint graphic images with words. I can’t get that one out of my mind.
He was a most graphic writer and the imagery is provoking.
He did a good job in playing himself in the movie.
That was probably necessary. Who else could play such a character?
Dark. Spare. Powerful.
That is a great description Emilie.