Oh Yes - A poem by Charles Bukowski

Comment 1 of 2, added on June 18th, 2005 at 7:45 PM.

This poem reminds me of something that I once read that General Douglas McArthur said, and that was that most military battles are lost all over two words: "Too late!" There's a time that things must be done, and there comes a time when it is too late. I am a lawyer, and I live in fear of those two words: Too late! See the movie THE VERDICT, starring (I've forgotten his name: is it Paul Newman?) Yeah, that's it: Paul Newman. Well, it is a great movie, and it tells the story of a lawyer who said just that: there comes a time when it is too late to get ready for trial. I live with that movie and that thought on my mind, and it is agonizing at times. Too late! Beware!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson - Lake Charles)

Hardy Parkerson from United States

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