poetry texts, poem archive at plagiarist.com

the vultures at the zoo
(all three of the)
sit very quietly in their
caged tree
and below
on the ground
are chunks of rotten meat.
the vultures are over-full.
our taxes have fed them
well.

we move on to the next
cage.
a man is in there
sitting on the ground
eating
his own shit.
i recognize him as
our former mailman.
his favorite expression 
had been:
"have a beautiful day."

that day i did.


Submitted by CJ

Added: 24 Feb 2003 | Last Read: 27 Jan 2021 1:57 AM | Viewed: 10121 times

A PoetryNotes™ Analysis of Rain Or Shine by Charles Bukowski, is Available!

A PoetryNotes™ eBook is available for this poem for delivery within 24 hours, and usually available within minutes during normal business hours.

ON SALE - only $29.95 19.95!

For more information...