Ballard, James David

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Grand Valley ReviewVolume 20 | Issue 1 Article 91-1-1999Charles BukowskiJames David BallardGrand Valley State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvrThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Grand Valley Review by anauthorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact scholarworks@gvsu.edu.Recommended CitationBallard, James David (1999) "Charles Bukowski," Grand Valley Review: Vol. 20: Iss. 1, Article 9.Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvr/vol20/iss1/9by James David Ballard Charles Bukowski I lived it in Singapore. My companion was a dwarf captain. We got jackrol1ed on the docks, and ended up in a Chinese jail. 30 days on 300 nails with 30 thousand fleas. The high life is not the same on the inside. What kept me alive, was music drifting up from the street, and a preacher on the soapbox. Billie's Holiday blues. God's guilt. Sachmo blowing blue air. It seems I always ask. what happened to these missing years? Life is nothing if not double entry bookkeeping. but it is wicked when you lose all your dreams. It takes a strong arm to waif up the zephyr. You can find grace in the most unusual places, like in a dirty white cat, like in a men's room, like in L.A .. like in a Singapore jailhouse sling. Powdered Milk She' their searc Hen seda1 and~ The it's fi seeki whil1 and< butte shoe and l She} Fried thid and 1 Neve 

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