BIRTHDAY

"To end up alone
in a tomb of a room
without cigarettes
or wine -
just a lightbulb
and a potbelly,
grayhaired,
and glad to have
the room.

... in the morning
they´re out there
making money:
judges, carpenters,
plumbers, doctors,
newsboys, policemen,
barbers, carwashers,
dentists, florists,
waitresses, cooks,
cabdrives...

and you turn over
to your left side
to get the sun
on your back
and out
of your eyes." (BUKOWSKI, Charles)