A Drunk On The Bus

[cmccandless]

Years ago reading some Bukowski comments online a woman wrote that reading Charles Bukowski was like "sitting next to a drunk on the bus".

I've always found most drunks to be more forgiving and less judgmental than straight people though.

A drunk puking on the bus I can understand being undesirable.
That is my worst fear riding a bus drunk anyways.

 

[mjp]

On the bus, everyone's looking forward.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Buk wrote a short story about taking a trolley to the races, I think in San Diego. And the miserable people he had to deal with. Even in his later life, this situation left him angry and depressed by the oppressiveness of people...