I like to prowl ordinary places. I feel sorry for us all or glad for us allcaught alive togetherand awkward in that way.there's nothing better than the jokeof usthe seriousness of usthe dullness of us

Charles Bukowski
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The first two lines of this poem are at once funny and sad. The speaker seems to be apologizing for his friends, because he feels like they are all stuck up and unable to enjoy the simpler things in life. He says that there is nothing better than the joke of us, because it is what gives meaning to our lives; the seriousness of us, because it forces us to grow up; and the dullness of us, because if we were too cool, we would miss out on what makes life so great.

Source: Play The Piano Drunk Like A Percussion Instrument Until The Fingers Begin To Bleed A Bit

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