la femme sauvage.

Brutal

By Andrea Cohen

Brutal to give
the prisoner a window—
a blue sky glimpse—

as if an afterlife
existed. Brutal
for you to parade

in a body
in the same
room where I dream you.

Source: Poetry (November 2011).

If
By John Rybicki

(For Julie)
If I could tie a river around my love’s waist like ribbon,
make sails out of her blood
and pin down death like a squirming bug.

If I could lift and rock each coffin in my arms
I would start with hers.

This song and the ones below it, are written and played by my very talented friend Tom. Give it a listen, he knows what he’s doing!

I love this Bukowski one, lots:

professorjava:

I recently received a four track from a friend who thought I could put it to good use. 

Here is a song i made and used a reading of Charles Bukowski’s poem “About My Very Tortured Friend, Peter” 

I haven’t completed editing but i’d love to hear any feedback regardless. 

(Source: genghisthom)

professorjava:

I haven’t been posting any of my music, so i decided to make this rough song.

love to hear any feedback.

I don’t know what to call it, but for now i’ll just name it Bears

(Source: genghisthom)

professorjava:

Another song I made with the four-track with an acoustic guitar, except this one I actually sang… I hate my voice so theres that.

Lions 

(Source: genghisthom)