Reddit Reddit reviews Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

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Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
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2 Reddit comments about Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame:

u/iJubag · 5 pointsr/tipofmytongue

It's called "The Way" in English, and is from his collection

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

EDIT: Added the full poem
> murdered in the alleys of the land

> frost-bitten against flagpoles

> pawned by females

> educated in the dark for the dark

> vomiting into plugged toilets

> in rented rooms full of roaches and mice

> no wonder we seldom sing

> day or noon or night

> the useless wars

> the useless years

> the useless loves

> and they ask us,

> why do you drink so much?

> well, I suppose the days were made

> to be wasted

> the years and the loves were made

> to be wasted.

> we can’t cry, and it helps to laugh—

> it’s like letting out

> dreams, ideals,

> poisons

> don’t ask us to sing,

> laughing is singing to us,

> you see, it was a terrible joke

> Christ should have laughed on the cross,

> it would have petrified his killers

> now there are more killers than ever

> and I write poems for them.

u/redwoodser · 2 pointsr/philadelphia

I've not seen that and after your advice I will. Thanks.

I don’t have many books by Bukowski, but I think he’s painfully brilliant. This review by another speaks for me. It’s about the first book by him I bought many years ago that completely changed my mind about his work.

“This book, while definitely some of the earlier, less polished material of Bukowski's, was a game changer for me! My perception of what poetry is and can be has forever been altered. For the first time in my life, I'm reading and writing poetry without boundaries. This collection is a must-read!”

https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Water-Drowning-Charles-Bukowski/dp/087685191X