For The Foxes - A poem by Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski - For The Foxes

don't feel sorry for me.
I am a competent,
satisfied human being.

be sorry for the others
who
fidget
complain

who 
constantly
rearrange their
lives 
like 
furniture.

juggling mates
and
attitudes

their
confusion is
constant

and it will
touch
whoever they 
deal with.

beware of them:
one of their
key words is
"love."

and beware those who
only take
instructions from their
God

for they have 
failed completely to live their own
lives.

don't feel sorry for me
because I am alone

for even 
at the most terrible
moments
humor
is my 
companion.

I am a dog walking
backwards

I am a broken
banjo

I am a telephone wire
strung up in
Toledo, Ohio

I am a man
eating a meal
this night
in the month of
September.

put your sympathy
aside.
they say
water held up
Christ:
to come
through
you better be
nearly as
lucky.

Added: on December 26th, 2005 at 5:57 PM | Viewed: 2730 times | Comments and analysis of For The Foxes by Charles Bukowski Comments (4)

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Poet: Charles Bukowski Poem: For The Foxes Comment 4 of 4, added on February 11th, 2008 at 10:45 AM. "and beware those who only take instructions from their God for they have failed completely to live their own lives." Good advice to all you Christers and Muslims. Ross from United States Comment 3 of 4, added on March 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 AM. I'm sorry I just saw the comments below because I had been weeping with this profound poem and all in love with Charles again and ready to say, "It's your lucky day, Charles!" but now I'm preoccupied with how I would never want to have to read these comments on this poem ever again and I'm sure that Charles would spit. ea Comment 2 of 4, added on December 26th, 2005 at 5:57 PM. this guy frank who posted the comment before mine is the exact kind of person bukowski is talking about in his poem. he is the kind that you should feel sorry for/about. jessica toth from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, For The Foxes, has received 4 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Charles Bukowski with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Charles Bukowski Poem: For The Foxes Last read: May 16 2008, 7:40AM Viewed 2730 times. Added on December 26th, 2005 at 5:57 PM.

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