Charles Bukowski: we must

we must

we must bring

our own light

to the

darkness.

nobody is going

to do it

for us.

as the young boys

ski

down the

slopes

as the fry cook

gets his last

paycheck

as dog chases

dog

as the chessmaster

loses more than

the game

we must bring

our own light

to the

darkness.

nobody is going

to do it

for us,

as the lonely

telephone

anybody

anywhere

as the great beast

trembles

in nightmare

as the final season

leaps into

focus

nobody is going

to do it

for us.