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By David Blaine, on 27-07-2008 07:39

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Everybody thinks they're a goddamned poet. So whatta you write?

Bits and pieces of my life, I said.

Haikus? he belched , swirling the wine in his glass.

Yeah, sometimes, I said

Get off that shit, real poets don't write that crap. Hell, Kerouac couldn't even pull it off.

He gave the high sign to the bartender.

Set the kid up too, he said

From the book jackets I'd seen, he looked like Chinaski. Same slicked back hair. Same pock marked face. He toasted, clicking his glass to mine, downing it like a shot, then nodding to the bartender for another. We stared straight ahead at the rows of liquor bottles, repeating this ritual through the remainder of the Frolic Room's happy hour.

Fuck a haiku, he said, suddenly breaking his silence.

You know, every time some sonofabitch writes a poem about me, I end up in a bar. Hell, I didn't drink in bars—too damned expensive. Tell them to leave me the fuck alone. I'm worn out bar hoppin'—fuckin' poets

He spun around on his stool, stood up, cigarette hanging from his lip, adjusted himself and walked out into the Hollywood night.

The bartender, walked over from the other end of the room , placed the tab beside my glass and said,

Hey bud, that'll be $ 83.50

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Scot Young hides out in the Ozark hills when he has a chance.  He works in education, puts bread on the table and has written poetry since he discovered Brautigan in the 70s.  He is been published both online and in print, both in the US and the UK.  He can be found at Be Not Inhospitable to Strangers.  


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Hey Scot ...

By: Rodger Jacobs (Guest) on 27-07-2008 11:26

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Hey Scot ...

By: Rodger Jacobs (Guest IP 68.224.8.46) on 27-07-2008 11:26

Is this a revision of the piece you posted at "Strangers" not too long ago. It's very good ...

 

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whoa!!!

By: paisley (Guest) on 28-07-2008 17:02

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whoa!!!

By: paisley (Guest IP 72.164.170.103) on 28-07-2008 17:02

scot!!! this is super.. i love it.. i am so glad you linked me over here so i could experience this.. it is so realistic and feels so right....

 

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Bukowski

By: scot (Guest) on 28-07-2008 17:44

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Bukowski

By: scot (Guest IP 66.211.93.164) on 28-07-2008 17:44

No Rodger, that was the poem, A Beer with Bukowski.

 

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bravo!!

By: paisley (Guest) on 13-08-2008 20:38

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bravo!!

By: paisley (Guest IP 72.164.170.103) on 13-08-2008 20:38

this is definitely one of my favorites... i am so glad you were able to share it thru this delightful venue.....

 

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