Michael Procida

“There is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock.”
― Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell

“terror finally becomes almost
bearable
but never quite

terror creeps like a cat
crawls like a cat
across my mind”
― Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell

“there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock.

people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.

people just are not good to each other
one on one.

the rich are not good to the rich
the poor are not good to the poor.

we are afraid.

our educational system tells us
that we can all be
big-ass winners.

it hasn't told us
about the gutters
or the suicides.

or the terror of one person
aching in one place
alone

untouched
unspoken to

watering a plant.”
― Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell

“one more creature
dizzy with love”
― Charles Bukowski, Love Is a Dog from Hell