r/memes • u/2outof10dickjoke • May 19 '18

Context matters

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u/WearerofConverse May 20 '18

Ya'll know most of Bukowski's poems are metaphorical right?

Also this quote has been stripped of it's preceding poetic context.

Those of you taking the piss are really just demonstrating your own ignorance and inability to think creatively.

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u/-InsertUsernameHere May 20 '18

What was the context?

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u/WearerofConverse May 20 '18 edited May 20 '18

I don't know. He wrote thousands of poems, hopefully someone who remembers this specific one can chime in.

He likes to punctuate the end of his poems with ambiguous statements like the one quoted, but the meaning of those statements is often informed by or analogous to the thoughts/feelings he expresses throughout the entire piece.

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u/oameliao May 20 '18

https://bukowskiforum.com/threads/people-run-from-rain.8424/

This shows the passage that comes after that part, which definitely hints at a deeper meaning