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jsuiscomme: The Other Room
there is always somebody in the other roomlistening beyond the wall.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho wonders what you are doingthere without them.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho is afraid you feel better being alone.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho thinks you are thinking of someone elseor who thinks you don’t care for anybodyexcept yourself in that other room.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho no longer cares for you as much as they usedto.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho is angry when you drop somethingor who is displeased when you cough.
there is always somebody in the other room pretendingto read a book.
there is always somebody in the other roomtalking for hours on the telephone.
there is always somebody in the other roomand you don’t quite remember who it isand you are surprised when they make a soundor go down the hall to the bathroom.
but there isn’t always somebody in the otherroom becausesometimes there isn’t another room.and if there isn’tsometimes there isn’t anybody here atall.”
-Charles Bukowski, Open All Night
there is always somebody in the other roomlistening beyond the wall.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho wonders what you are doingthere without them.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho is afraid you feel better being alone.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho thinks you are thinking of someone elseor who thinks you don’t care for anybodyexcept yourself in that other room.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho no longer cares for you as much as they usedto.
there is always somebody in the other roomwho is angry when you drop somethingor who is displeased when you cough.
there is always somebody in the other room pretendingto read a book.
there is always somebody in the other roomtalking for hours on the telephone.
there is always somebody in the other roomand you don’t quite remember who it isand you are surprised when they make a soundor go down the hall to the bathroom.
but there isn’t always somebody in the otherroom becausesometimes there isn’t another room.and if there isn’tsometimes there isn’t anybody here atall.”
-Charles Bukowski, Open All Night
Reblogged from Dedicated to Henry Charles Bukowski
