Saturday 18 May 2013

Day 302: The Minute


 'to fight for each minute is to/fight for what is possible within/yourself...'

Bukowski, on not wasting minutes, time, or lives - 

The Minute - Charles Bukowski

"I'm always fighting for the next
minute," I tell my wife.
then she begins to tell me
how mistaken I am.
wives have a way of not
believing what their husbands
tell them.

the minute is a very sacred
thing.
I have fought for each one since my 
childhood.
I continue to fight for each one.
I have never been bored or 
at a loss what to do next.
even when I do nothing,
I am utilizing my time.

why people must go to
amusement parks or movies
or sit in front of tv sets
or work crossword puzzles
or go to picnics
or visit relatives
or travel
or do most of the things
they do
is beyond me.
they mutilate minutes,
hours,
days,
lifetimes.

they have no idea of how
precious is a
minute.

I fight to realize the essence
of my time.
this doesn't mean that
I can't relax
and take an hour off
but it must be 
my choosing.

to fight for each minute is to
fight for what is possible within
yourself,
so that your life and your death
will not be like
theirs.

be not like them
and you will
survive.

minute by
minute.
 

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