Charles Bukowski A Veces | Estoy Tan Solo Que Tiene Sentido Pdf I

He stared at the last line. It was a lie. He couldn’t remember a good day. There were days that were less bad. Days where the landlord forgot to knock. Days where the corner store gave him credit. But a good day? That was a myth for people who believed in God or mutual funds.

Just the dark.

Below it, the final line he’d added:

He’d found the phrase scribbled on a napkin three days ago at a cantina in the bad part of town. A woman with a mustache and a gold tooth had left it behind. She’d been drinking mezcal with a man who kept crying into his sombrero. Henry had stolen the napkin. He didn’t know why. Maybe because the words were truer than anything he’d written in ten years. He stared at the last line

Then he wrote:

He stopped. The sun was a rumor behind the buildings. A garbage truck groaned in the distance. Life was starting again. The terrible machinery of morning. Showers. Coffee. Lies. Handshakes. He hated all of it. There were days that were less bad

And it was enough.