A Memory for Bukowski

A Memory for Bukowski


i watch you

throw your legs

out of the car

on the passenger side

on to the sidewalk.


straight into the path

of the local blind beggar

i watch you

kick away his stick

steal his money

and dig

your knife

in deep.


i watch you

step back into your car

and drive away

a poorer man.


steve coel

steve coel

De / City Tour.

seems never ending. this is a good thing. i think.


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Lighten up

Lighten up

mystery man...shadow man...is what they used to call him...

the thin whistle at dusk...returning from sea to die again...

over and over...shallower sea back then...better cut cloth...

broader smile...too many rope marks...twisted bones

on metal...drinks drunk...with sharp curses shared 

in dark corners...

steve coel

Ranny Bay, Lavernock

steve coel

keepin on, keepin on.

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Going on

Going on

poisonous words

leaving that familiar taste

it's a street thing really.

really

if it's going down

you're going to know

someone will always tell you,

get the message through.

so; stands to reason

you'll either deal with it

or leave.

quick like.

most neighbourhoods i know,

or knew,

have the same logic

every time.

steve coel [ somewhere in Idaho or Colorado ]

De / City Tour

steve coel

rumbles on.

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heb deitl

steve coel

preparing for the next gig.

notes:

it's the duty of the blind men

to show us all the way

and daughters of the richer man

to make us want to stay

the seeker of the truth

who fights against his will

it's a great leap into darkness

for us all.

hard countryside.  hard people.

dakota by greyhound.


city nights. is all.

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curious man of the sea

Illustration - curious man of the sea

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Invitation Cover - Launch

curious man of the sea

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curious man of the sea [ sleeve notes ]

...and a private boudoir

of front page glamour...

written in a painstakingly spidery hand

will simply be...

the reflection of a women

breaking the pinking surface

of a puddle 

with her stride...

 The Wolf Within by steve coel [ 2017 ]

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