ODE TO BUKOWSKI

When Hemingway first read Bukowski,
he quit attending bullfights.
When Faulkner first read Bukowski
he quit whipping his slaves.
When Steinbeck first read Bukowski
he quit feeding his dog Charley.
When a prostitute first read Bukowski,
she spat, "Who wrote this shit?"

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