At 1:30 in the morning a fart
smells like a marriage between
an avocado and a fish head.

I have to get out of bed
to write this down without
my glasses on.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Richard Brautigan's poem December 30

1 Comment

  1. Outrider says:

    Truth is not always beautiful; nor is beauty always truth.

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