This Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI D FJK DEF F L M N DOP QR S TUV DEB FJK NWO| self congratulatory nonsense as the | A |
| famous gather to applaud their seeming | B |
| greatness | C |
| - | |
| - | |
| you | D |
| wonder where | E |
| the real ones are | F |
| - | |
| - | |
| what | G |
| giant cave | H |
| hides them | I |
| - | |
| - | |
| as | - |
| the deathly talentless | - |
| bow to | D |
| accolades | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| as | - |
| the fools are | F |
| fooled | J |
| again | K |
| - | |
| - | |
| you | D |
| wonder where | E |
| the real ones are | F |
| - | |
| - | |
| if there are | F |
| real ones | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| this | - |
| self congratulatory nonsense | - |
| has lasted | L |
| decades | - |
| and | M |
| with some exceptions | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| centuries | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| this | - |
| is so dreary | N |
| is so absolutely pitiless | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| it | - |
| churns the gut to | D |
| powder | O |
| shackles hope | P |
| - | |
| - | |
| it | - |
| makes little things | - |
| like | Q |
| pulling up a shade | R |
| or | - |
| putting on your shoes | - |
| or | - |
| walking out on the street | S |
| - | |
| - | |
| more difficult | T |
| near | U |
| damnable | V |
| - | |
| - | |
| as | - |
| the famous gather to | D |
| applaud their | E |
| seeming | B |
| greatness | - |
| - | |
| - | |
| as | - |
| the fools are | F |
| fooled | J |
| again | K |
| - | |
| - | |
| humanity | N |
| you sick | W |
| mother | O |
Charles Bukowski
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About This
This is a poem by Charles Bukowski. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about This poem by Charles Bukowski
Best Poems of Charles Bukowski