“the meek have inherited” Charles Bukowski Poem


The poem “the meek have inherited” comes from the Charles Bukowski poetry book Love is a Dog From Hell. Love is a Dog From Hell was published in 1977 by Black Sparrow Press.

the meek have inherited, by Charles Bukowski

if I suffer at this
typewriter
think how I’d feel
among the lettuce-
pickers of Salinas?

I think of the men
I’ve known in
factories
with no way to
get out -
choking while living
choking while laughing
at Bob Hope or Lucille
Ball while
2 or 3 children beat
tennis balls against
the walls.

some suicides are never
recorded.

Charles Bukowski Love is a Dog From Hell

The Charles Bukowski poem “the meek have inherited” appears in the collection Love is a Dog From Hell. Click the image for more information.

 

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