I carry death in my left pocket. Sometimes I take it out and talk to i…

Charles Bukowski
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I carry death in my left pocket. Sometimes I take it out and talk to it: Hello, baby, how you doing? When you coming for me? I'll be ready. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2009). The Captain is Out to Lunch, p.13, Harper Collins
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I carry death in my left pocket. Sometimes I take it out and talk to it: Hello, baby, how you doing? When you coming for me? I'll be ready. ✨ Charles Bukowski (2009). The Captain is Out to Lunch, p.13, Harper Collins

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