The Trash Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD E DFG HIJK LMNO P QH R S CE TU| here they come | A |
| these guys | B |
| grey truck | C |
| radio playing | D |
| - | |
| they are in a hurry | E |
| - | |
| it s quite exciting | D |
| shirt open | F |
| bellies hanging out | G |
| - | |
| they run out the trash bins | H |
| roll them out to the fork lift | I |
| and then the truck grinds it upward | J |
| with far too much sound | K |
| - | |
| they had to fill out application forms | L |
| to get these jobs | M |
| they are paying for homes and | N |
| drive late model cars | O |
| - | |
| they get drunk on Saturday night | P |
| - | |
| now in the Los Angeles sunshine | Q |
| they run back and forth with their trash bins | H |
| - | |
| all that trash goes somewhere | R |
| - | |
| and they shout to each other | S |
| - | |
| then they are all up in the truck | C |
| driving west toward the sea | E |
| - | |
| none of them know | T |
| that I am alive | U |
Charles Bukowski
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