Bukowski

If you know me well, you probably know Charles Bukowski is one of my favorite poets. Here is something I found on Bukowski.net:

The Damnation of Recognition

The damnation of recognition:
this is where even
genius sometimes
fails
and talent always
whores out;

oh, boys, be careful:
it was not easy
getting there.
and there's no getting back;
remember what you've
carved in cold places,
and know
that the gods were good,
and it is not
the living crowd
of now
that decides anything:
themselves,
or least of all,
you.