Perhaps an ode to male vulnerability
Those soft emotions, feelings
We do not want to world to see in us
-Of being our true selves
Emotions we do not want us to show we feel or else
We'd be betrayed by our perceived weakness
That's what I get from this beautiful poem
I may have missed the major theme
But this is how I see it at this moment in time
Let us all let our bluebirds fly
- sing and soar -
free to be me
Charles Bukowski was a prolific underground writer who spoke his truth — his whole truth — even when it was overtly opinionated, and especially when it would offend the sensibilities of his time. His heart-wrenching poem Bluebird acknowledges that no matter how hard the external “shell”, inside every person there is flesh and blood, and unanswered passions and dreams.
Bluebird
by
Charles Bukowski
Read by Shane Morris
Music by Davis Harwell
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