I read that he lost a suitcase full of manuscripts on a <br />train and that they never were recovered. <br />I can't match the agony of this <br />but the other night I wrote a 3-page poem <br />upon this computer <br />and through my lack of diligence and <br />practice <br />and by playing around with commands <br />on the menu <br />I somehow managed to erase the poem <br />forever. <br />believe me, such a thing is difficult to do <br />even for a novice <br />but I somehow managed to do <br />it. <br /> <br />now I don't think this 3-pager was immortal <br />but there were some crazy wild lines, <br />now gone forever. <br />it bothers more than a touch, it's some- <br />thing like knocking over a good bottle of <br />wine. <br /> <br />and writing about it hardly makes a good <br />poem. <br />still, I thought somehow you'd like to <br />know? <br /> <br />if not, at least you've read this far <br />and there could be better work <br />down the line. <br /> <br />let's hope so, for your sake <br />and <br />mine.<br /><br />Charles Bukowski<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hemingway-never-did-this/
