The Strange by Charles Bukowski

🔰If you are reading this, Bukowski was probably speaking about you, watching a poetry video in the 21st century is definitely weird and strange. All I want to say is that I'm proud that this channel created a community of strange, kind, thoughtful, and unique people. Be weird, be strange, and be strong.
-Love, illneas
🔰This entire movie was filmed in the city I live in, which is challenging for me to capture views that I see daily from a completely new perspective also I chose the voice of Bukowski for this one.
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🔰References
-The narrator is Charles Bukowski
-The music is this: The Music Box Ave Air
🔰My equipment:
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🔰A few Charles Bukowski books
📓Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
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📓Essential Bukowski: Poetry
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📓Women: A Novel
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📓The Last Night of the Earth Poems
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📓Ham On Rye: A Novel
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📓post office: A Novel
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📓You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense
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The Strongest of the Strange
you won’t see them often
for wherever the crowd is
they
are not.
those odd ones, not
many
but from them
come
the few
good paintings
the few
good symphonies
the few
good books
and other
works.
and from the
best of the
strange ones
perhaps
nothing.
they are
their own
paintings
their own
books
their own
music
their own
work.
sometimes I think
I see
them- say
a certain old
man
sitting on a
certain bench
in a certain
way
or
a quick face
going the other
way
in a passing
automobile
or
there’s a certain motion
of the hands
of a bag-boy or a bag-
girl
while packing
supermarket
groceries.
sometimes
it is even somebody
you have been
living with
for some
time-
you will notice
a
lightning quick
glance
never seen
from them
before.
sometimes
you will only note
their
existance
suddenly
in
vivid
recall
some months
some years
after they are
gone.
I remember
such a
one-
he was about
20 years old
drunk at
10 a.m.
staring into
a cracked
New Orleans
mirror
facing dreaming
against the
walls of
the world
where
did I
go?

[@illneas]

Hello friends, I would like to recommend the use of headphones, since I took particular interest on the sounds and noises this time.

[@mckennaconnor7607]

Thank you so much for these videos. ♥️ They are greatest refuge.

[@Ana_leaf]

please i ask only one thing: never stop uploading these videos... they are simply art. your art combined with bukowski.. it’s just amazing.

[@illneas]

^^

[@somyan8540]

@@Ana_leaf Thank you Ana. It's for those who don't go to Theatre or City's exibitions where they can meet other people the kinds of people that do not go to Pubs and Bars, restorants and discotakes. It's because of that. We can't meet. For those who are searching for love,and can not find one another. Even the airport or autobus stations are not able to have people meet and fall in love. Some people are up, some are down. Some people are rich, some are poor. Ultimate goal, looking for love. Searching for the one. Where is he?

[@illneas]

@Iana White That's so nice of you, thank you ^^

[@essenceofnothingness]

“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” ― Albert Camus

[@umarafsansiddiqui1618]

Can't like this for obvious childish reason.

[@yeahno8294]

Seems exhausting lol I however do my best to be anything but normal lmao

[@solvox5217]

I see what your saying however the norm is usually the opposite of the deep dreamer or as he puts it the strongest of the strange

[@whysoseriousiamnot9772]

@@solvox5217the last thing you want is the crowd to found out. They will destroy you ,by any means necessary.

[@tangobango9653]

I wonder how many geniuses are out there, hidden, quiet...never to be discovered.

[@illneas]

Bukowski wondered the same thing.

[@noone-re3zp]

Tango Bango me too...

[@whateverbabe]

Yes 💔😔 especially introverts or people with social anxiety, they are always silent but once they speak up their minds they blow you away with their ideas and the worlds they live in inside their heads.

[@007phokus]

Many...

[@CLICKEROFTRUTH]

I am. Scope my soundcloud. And peep my insta.

[@anne5761]

it was around 2pm on Christmas day, a single stranger leaning over the edge of the hotel balcony roof. Alone and smoking his cigarette, looking out at the world whilst I looked up at him from the train station below. He had been there for quite a while I could tell, a strange stranger who I never saw again. I knew nothing about him and yet in that moment, it was as if I knew his soul as well as I knew my own.

[@illneas]

This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[@businessadvisor52]

Did you just describe as you saw Meursault from The stranger (Albert Camus)

[@LC-jq7vn]

I’ve read this comment many times. So much so, when I see the poem I think of this comment and how it adds to it. 👏

[@himanshupathak748]

@@businessadvisor52 can you tell me which translation of that book should I read

[@AnthonyLiccione]

"The lonely people have taught me, that I am not alone."

[@justmart4455]

Dang.

[@AnthonyLiccione]

@@justmart4455 :)

[@HAIKALzcy]

Where that from?

[@AnthonyLiccione]

@@HAIKALzcy I wrote it.

[@natashakathleen1710]

Isolation is a gift

[@danielfrozenwind]

I resonate with it. He talks about the few who see things differently, and they stand out if you notice them. But conversely, he's talking about the people you love and lose, and how you can lose yourself, to. And if you find your way back, you become stronger for it.

[@PositiveManifestation-Love]

🤯👊✊Love from Saginaw Mi

[@zdenko0]

no, he is literally talking about boems and artists, people in solitude that find beautiful in the strange

[@holliroll8789]

Not coming back from this one

[@foreverblessed4448]

Like Robert Downey Jr

[@shrawanidani]

YES

[@cyrille6323]

The sense of melancholy in his voice! Bukowski was aching.

[@sacredflames07]

He was aching for truth or beyond that ?

[@onenessofgod801]

Yes

[@pradeepbhojwani8139]

So now u would judge him when he’s no more Han? He was far beyond your grasp probably for you to judge him, n probably far more experienced also while he must hav written this poem.

[@accessdenied4089]

@@pradeepbhojwani8139 still he can be judged, when your life is so public you will be subjected to that. Personally I find bukwoski overrated. Just another man soiled in tiff of life we all go thru. Its just people started resembling with that later.

[@sinfulsaint333]

@@accessdenied4089 what? Who Are you?

[@Phntm213]

'And from the best of the strange, perhaps nothing.' I felt that. Like the poetry I feel like in my heart but can't put into words

[@alitoch4876]

We all have a voice, you just have to find yours. Maybe it won't find a large public, and so be it so long as you find a way to express the poetry that lives in your heart.

[@JinroTheCorpse]

Look deeper

[@GabrielCriado-ts3dd]

I feel like that's me.

[@Deletaste]

I like to give the strangers my ears. To hear what they have to say and nobody else wants to listen. Maybe because I always wanted someone to hear me. Now I am this, this shallow shell of what I could have become. I do not wish this for anyone, thus I make myself the ears for the strangers so they could be the best versions of themselves, even if this leads to their deaths.

[@deborahcookston9373]

This is beautiful

[@elainepatton3825]

Beautiful, thank you. ✌

[@wty2958]

Listen to yourself.

[@anamariaruxandraalexandres8806]

Thank you for doing this. I used to do the same, except I didn't give them my ears. I gave them my entire soul. I saw with their eyes, listened with their ears, thought with their mind and cried with their tears. Especially the last one. Because unlike anybody else, he also understood me. Like no other. Until life's cruel ways drove him away from me. And since then I haven't had eyes, music, or tears. Only thoughts. Perhaps I'll get up and grow one day. Because there are so many beautiful people out there and I know exactly how it feels to never be known truthfully.

[@avamasquerade]

You will never leave this place whole if you're intending to fill the void of you that's missing in you with other people's stories. It's profoundly important to listen, but you've got some stories of your own to tell, don't let listening to everyone else's stop you from experiencing and telling yours...

[@heygirl6386]

it didn’t hit me what he meant by the end until “where did i go?” dam that was deep

[@ML-eq4rx]

what did you understand...i dont think i know it

[@TheHatheist]

@@ML-eq4rx The 20 year old who was "facing dreaming against the walls of the world" was the poet. The last line implies he lost that vital essence with age.

[@unabashed26]

mike ludwig we all were once faced with opportunity - and many of us didn’t realise the potential we had. That was a genius.

[@sidarthur8706]

he was the stranger

[@sibiyelwedlamini1692]

Simply Bukowski,it doesn't get better than this

[@illneas]

Yeeep

[@onursezer4431]

Limited or limitless?

[@christoduplessis8177]

To the heart of the matter.

[@godwantsplastic]

It’s be better if the music wasn’t so loud.

[@luciabraithwaite3446]

Be unique, be yourself, people are uncomfortable with - individual people - who don't follow the crowd. You are looked upon as weird - an oddity, strange. But you don't have to march to another persons drum beat. As the man said, beware of those that seek constant crowds, for they are nothing alone. I have listened to many poems and read many books by Charles Bukowski, but for some reason it means so much more to me now. Take care X

[@busybuddy4960]

"people are uncomfortable with individual people who don't follow the crowd." I understand that now more than ever and I needed a reminder so thank you for this

[@Anuanu-uc5bq]

I've taken screenshot of this! Tnx🙏

[@christoduplessis8177]

When you know someone like that, and all the while they were just a face passing in an automobile. It is heartbreaking when they are gone. But your life will be never be the same because of those fleeting moments spent with them. I remember such a one.

[@illneas]

Bukowski thought the same.

[@christoduplessis8177]

@@illneas the beauty of Bukowski is that he writes about himself and another all at once. This, even to specific details, speaks to my life, my soul. Thank you for these videos. They are amazing!

[@charlesthedeadlifter4376]

@@misfit2529 I'm talking about a woman. Only a real man can say that about a woman!

[@brandonhenry9846]

@@charlesthedeadlifter4376 Simp

[@benjamingentile1660]

I love this type of art form you’re perfecting: Poetry accompanied by music and images that heighten it. Great stuff, keep it up.

[@bri5598]

I love this soooo much. Drunk alone at 4am listening to this on repeat and inspired to start writing again

[@Spud773]

Did you??

[@tomasandersson2930]

Just don't write dull shit and have some juice in them

[@Sir66Hugh]

Just write. Just write, and let your finger wander where they may. Let the words flow and ebb, the truth will be there, hidden, looking.

[@teaspoon6284]

"so you wanna be a writer?" Buk

[@mrpaulgrimm6129]

I’ve never found myself . I’m 67 .Not knowing who I am. I look in the mirror and wonder. What happened?

[@lucasvarela9632]

Did you do drugs?

[@priscillamorales3130]

I’m in my thirties I’ve had that problem my whole life until I just stopped trying to find myself I excepted what I had and myself was revealed .. Your not alone and you don’t need to look for yourself, your already here

[@tuneboyz5634]

Hey man, we're here for u

[@Napalm6b]

There are way too many frauds making people into mindless followers & convincing everyone they have a magic cure for the challenges of life. They fill all of our minds with noise. It makes it really hard to sort out your own life unless you tell them all to fuck off.

[@themitri5643]

we are what we enjoy

[@wildpoetryproject]

Just perfect. He says so much with an economy of language, so easy to get wrong. He is a master at painting fully formed pictures by only offering us just a quick flash of language.

[@Galdring]

I wonder how many ideas of great philosophers actually came from friends of the philosophers who shared their drunken thoughts in the late hours of the night; friends too unassuming and exhausted by the world to make their voices heard by the public. Thanks for uploading the poem and your video.

[@justmart4455]

Oh man.

[@llsi8701]

I don't think you will ever notice this comment but. illneas, thank you for making these videos. These poems and music help me think when I don't want to think...yet in these instances I welcome it and it makes me...well, helps me relax. Even if it is just for a moment.

[@illneas]

Noticed it, thank you so much

[@mina0rahman]

I really enjoyed it in Bukowsky's own voice. Beautiful footage. It was very satisfying to watch indeed.

[@illneas]

i'm glad you liked it

[@MayurKoitiya]

You're nostalgia playlist is lit !!

[@mina0rahman]

@@MayurKoitiya oh haha yeah old stuff.

[@MayurKoitiya]

@@mina0rahman word !!

[@psychedelicalina8253]

Stumbling upon your account is probably the best thing that has happen for me in months. 🌌🦋💙

[@bernardsandmayer4451]

He had such a compelling voice to complement his incomparable works...a rare one indeed..

[@TheBeteljuice]

Beautiful and tragic. And so true. His voice... Comforting in an odd way. When he passed I felt like I had lost a friend, and so thankful for all the taped interviews and recitations he left us. He was us.

[@sage9756]

I really love the connection between the words of Bukowski and the images on the screen

[@illneas]

I'm glad you liked them ^^

[@SnortingMagic]

I love how he sounds when he says “You don’t see them often” and “The strongest of the strange” when it comes from the author’s mouth it hits different.

[@illjoy1785]

Once in a while you make me the happiest person❤️

[@snugglepusmcgee1252]

Thanks Carson, for spending a short time of your life kickin it with me and giving the gift of charles Bukowski and other fine things that I appreciate more each passing year, would not have told you back then but I knew that you were a real one. I heard about all you're amazing accomplishments. You were the best rambling, and roundering partner a fellow could have. Except for JAKE of course!

[@AbsoluteMotivation]

Gorgeous

[@illneas]

Thank you ^^

[@Alacard0malley]

It's like he reached into my chest, ripped the seam of my heart, then poured the contents on the carpet and forced me to look at it.

[@anonymousSTYLIN]

Your fade is on point man. Just perfect. Like butter.

[@illneas]

Thank you so much, you are too kind.

[@WildwoodVagabond]

@illneas Thank you so much for these videos. You have put a lot of work into them and it shows. It really helps bring depth to Bukoski's art(work). Even these videos are artist and unique. Much love from Texas

[@alissonbate842]

This was like watching the most beautiful dream ever

[@sleepyhead7694]

You truly create ART. The voices, the words together with the songs are a sweet mix of melancholy and sorrow that is so soothing for the heart. Such a dreamy state, so pleasant for my soul which lift me from the ground. Amazing channel :)

[@Tallyoh]

My favourite one so far. Bukowski’s poetry is Holy.

[@valentinemichaelsmith8219]

This is why Charles Bukowski is my favorite writer. Almost all his writing until he got married to Linda Lee Beighle in 1985 had an element of The Strange in it. I was happy for his happiness, but, missed his genius.

[@kevanbaconofficial]

David Batteau I dunno, I thought the poems he wrote in the last year or two of his life were among his best. I found them to be a bit more inward looking, he was reflecting on his life and mortality. Just my opinion, though, his early work is obviously great, too.

[@erikleith4670]

David Batteau he’s a pretentious drunk yeah he’s insightful sometimes but over all droggy and insistent on his own self

[@evans2267]

@@erikleith4670 clearly you wont roll the dice

[@jwwmg_whee]

I love you channel, randomly found but fell instantly in love. Your videos really helps me to restore some of the peace and calm of my mind. Thank you so much for making such beautiful videos.

[@kestrelfeather]

Bukowski with his bent canvas, carving adult words and scurrilous emotion over every whitewashed fence, down every city street. For some scary reason I am a fan.

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Kestrel Feather This comment is...deep ♥️🙌

[@scribbleyourlife]

This is now my favourite channel

[@illneas]

Thank you that's so nice of you. I'm glad that I bring joy to your life.

[@MaryFery23]

I listen to this everyday. It warms my heart like nothing else. Thank you illneas ❤️

[@breadtheory]

Absolutely brilliant. Your vidoegraphy and editing makes the experience of the poem even better. Thank You for making this :)

[@mahamzehra4629]

I was waiting eagerly for this!Made my day❤️

[@illneas]

I hope you have a perfect day then...

[@My_Garmonbozia]

Thank you so much for making this. Sometimes I feel like the electricity in my body is buzzing so much I can't still. Bukowski calms me.

[@freddiewadling2090]

This is how to enhance an already stunningly beautiful piece of work. Thank you for these wonderful gems.

[@alyn927]

You have a very powerful gift. A writer invokes images with his words and you create the actual visual of those images. Thankyou

[@SnortingMagic]

Once this quarantine is over I’m getting a tattoo dedicated to Bukowski.

[@steve_bal4]

Why wait? Get a hot safety pin and a ball-point pen.

[@abeval8496]

I like it

[@SnortingMagic]

@@macyr2216 oh word? Alr bet thanks

[@angeliquefourquemin2711]

I love seeing bits of your life. This video was beyond my hopes. love

[@illneas]

Thank you Angelique, i try to limit my personal life moments but sometimes the line gets blurry

[@davideller4022]

You inspired me to share my poetry again illneas, for the first time privately in a long while. Thank you.

[@farrahjoyan4808]

Discovered this channel by chance. So glad I did. What you do is beautiful and original. Love it.

[@illneas]

That's so kind of you, thank you for being here.

[@GriefTourist]

I look into peoples eyes for a hint of recognition. It never comes.

[@JChris-ho4jj]

So glad this was in recommended. Bukowski is one of my favorites and he is highly underrated, just like your channel. I commend you for your beautiful vids keep up the good work. Your hard work will pay off 💯

[@illneas]

Thank you I'm glad that my video found a way to reach you. All the positive comments I receive means the world to me.

[@danju132]

The way you put this video is very special. And I would have never discovered these great thoughts without you. Salute!

[@illneas]

Thank you, I'm really glad you found me.

[@charlesbook8229]

I love your videos, thanks for the upload my man!

[@rumination4679]

Keep it up man! Love your taste in poetry!

[@i.g.1720]

I really appreciate your videos and I love your work, somehow it makes me feel good, fills my soul

[@illneas]

Your comments make me feel good, thank you for your kind words.

[@eglekastrickaite7772]

Hello, ive listened to this video a minimum of ten times, youve reintroduced me to C Bukowski. And this work especially hits me, makes me stop. The sounds, music, video, poetry, and reading by Bukowski all blend together. Ive discovred something new, thank You for sharing Your work.

[@cyrille6323]

Thank you for making these. Love your channel!

[@illneas]

Thank you for watching 😀

[@agent19tah]

Love your work man. Incredibly glad to find your channel 😍

[@illneas]

Thank you for finding me and watching my movies.

[@maximosalamanis4675]

This poem combined with these footage from this unique city, created this wonderful video. Great work mate, keep it up! (PS. i miss Skg)

[@illneas]

Thank you for your kind words man, I really appreciate it. Thessaloniki ❤️

[@buchstabengewitterjolina7549]

i love this!!! thank you so much for uploading

[@hola_olia]

Thessaloniki 😍 I was there this summer and completely fell in love with the city! So happy I found your channel.

[@Runbunny_run]

you won’t see them often for wherever the crowd is they are not. those odd ones, not many but from them come the few good paintings the few good symphonies the few good books and other works. and from the best of the strange ones perhaps nothing. they are their own paintings their own books their own music their own work. sometimes I think I see them - say a certain old man sitting on a certain bench in a certain way or a quick face going the other way in a passing automobile or there’s a certain motion of the hands of a bag-boy or a bag- girl while packing supermarket groceries. sometimes it is even somebody you have been living with for some time - you will notice a lightning quick glance never seen from them before. sometimes you will only note their existance suddenly in vivid recall some months some years after they are gone. I remember such a one - he was about 20 years old drunk at 10 a.m. staring into a cracked New Orleans mirror facing dreaming against the walls of the world where did I go?

[@TheresiaMariaWeber-ig8rq]

觀世音菩薩 Herzlichen Dank!

[@kblin517]

Keep the good work, i love your videos dude! They keep on making my every morning better

[@illneas]

Thank you man for the continued support

[@gogo-word]

Once, while traveling through Grand Island, Nebraska, I stopped at the library, put on headphones and immersed myself in Anne Sexton. Ever since listened to all spoken word/poetry that way. Powerful, deep-throated, raw

[@rawbhonn5491]

Thanks for sharing this one. I've read ALOT of Buke', but he has so many volumes of poetry I doubt a person could ever read them all. This is a classic. Blessings.

[@asmitachatterjee5146]

Thank you from the bottom of my ocean heart for these vitriol melodies and the deep dive into self discovery.

[@illneas]

Such a nice thing to say, thank you

[@samsosusa9809]

These pictures Bukowski is able to produce in his poems are unmatched.

[@ambujarani7294]

I just wanted to let you know that this is an amazing channel. Keep going!❤

[@reginaminjaresgrajeda7202]

I love your videos, your're a light in difficult times. Hugs from Mexico!!

[@coralinest7340]

Gracias por subir tremenda pieza !!!!!📖🖤

[@illneas]

^^

[@fanpen8556]

We need more videos like this. The world needs more peace.

[@Kwannienonnie]

I am absolutely in love with this channel ❤ keep up the great work. I don't know about the others or I but you who created this channel are definitely 'The Strange'

[@illneas]

That's so sweet of you, thank you for watching

[@srishtimishra8914]

Just wanted to say I’m glad I found this channel

[@RadicalMedico]

This is no less than a dream, amazing! Thanks for posting ❤️

[@illneas]

That's such a nice phrase, thank you

[@robbiepeterh]

God, what a poet. Every word is perfect.

[@arielalejandrorodriguezser8392]

I love this works, u're one of the maybe 5 stuffs i came here for. I guess with genius came sadness, there's an amount of reality, of perception, of vision... that cames with it... i remember bennedetti said "...an with those jumps some of them change the world an others breaks their neck... and with broken neck and visionaries of half centuries, we make history"

[@lucianoll5539]

This is absolutely beautiful, thank you for this

[@SenthilKumar-qq5te]

Is the picturization of the poem makes it easy to understand and memorable or it's limiting the imagination ? I dont know, But this is beautiful.

[@Joseduarte4867]

I've watched this so many times on so many nights so drunk and high and sober and sad that i've acostumed myself to it, almost shaped to its mold, its truth. Thank you, person

[@nonsensicus4548]

This is a real work of art...very nice video and music to go with his words

[@danakeep-wolfe7843]

Some people change your life forever, life will never be the same without them.

[@dotondoryu2133]

I think that this poem talks more about the essence of people... it doesn’t necessarily need to be some ultra profound thing, it sometimes manifest itself in some gestures, glimpses, or even a way of saying or doing simple things in such a manner that make them unique.

[@robinheyt7240]

Amazing to hear him recite his own work. Chillingly good

[@amaliaantonopoulou2644]

one of the greatest poets .What a wonderful poem, and a great presentation

Much love for your work, what a life saver. Xxxx

[@jamespeck125]

This is well put together. The good old ingredient of life, called magic.

[@sergiofernandovargassalced9515]

I'm far from being a poet, but I really love this art, writing feelings and emotions is soemthings that overwhelms my soul and mind, this channel is one of the few things that make me feel it's worth being a poet even when you're not even close to be one. thanks illneas.

[@mariammedinaborges5900]

What a good work and a good channel you have. Thank you!

[@janel342]

Thank you so much for this beauty in many senses. The words in print are a joy for us deaf ones.

[@scyninq]

Thank you for making these. You introduced me to the works of the late Charles Bukowski in one of your previous videos "The genius of the crowd." I don't think I would have ever found his words otherwise.

[@maximosaiantas2370]

it could not be better... greece,bukowski and wonderfull music...

[@nolanbarnes8879]

i've always been inspired by things like this, and noticed that theres a little bit of this in everyone i see. one day i hope to turn ones life in a different direction just as people like this have

[@hellinas77]

Έχεις το ταλέντο να βλέπεις την λεπτομέρεια στη εικόνα και στον ήχο. Διαλέγεις την καρδιά 💓 των ποιημάτων. Καιρός να ανοίξεις τα φτερά σου...Σε ευχαριστώ για τις υπέροχες στιγμές που μου χαρίζεις. Καλή Τύχη.🌻💫

[@johnsrome8459]

illneas, my young friend, I have been waiting impatiently since your announcement and you haven't failed to overwhelm me again! You might recall my previous expressions of sheer delight so I will try not to repeat myself too much...Another exceptional choice of poem from Uncle Bukowski. Yes!!! Another beautifully understated, hypnotic and profound piece of AV art that gets better & better each time one returns to it (I love the increased use of delicate sound design, btw). I also think the few shots of yourself behind a camera are actually very powerful. The viewer becomes the viewed!...(That delightful, bizarre image of umbrellas in the air, like a Magritte painting, can you tell me more about how you came about it, please?). Yours is a unique talent, my friend. There's definitely something Strange going on 😉. Thank you so, so much, (once again) for making such a genuine impact on myself and all of your admirers. Much love. John. (I have tried to sub you through Patreon, btw, but my payment was rejected. Have you encountered any problems your end? I'll try again soon).

[@illneas]

Hello John, of course I remember your previous supportive comments and I will thank you once even though I'm repeating myself. This poem was long overdue, I had to film a movie about it. I'm glad that you noticed my humble sound-designing skills. About my reflections, I still remain my only available actor but it will change soon. About the umbrellas, it a famous sculpture in my city that I like and I thought it fitted well to the narrative. About the Patreon, I didn't receive any notification its probably something with the platform you can contact their customer service they are pretty good from my experience. Thank you once again for your continued support, you make the comment section a bit more kind and thoughtful. illneas

[@johnsrome8459]

@@illneas Well, thank you! There are lots of kind & thoughtful comments here - I just tend to go on a bit more (to which, you're invariably polite & grateful). I do like to encourage creativity but I'm rarely so enthusiastic. Your art is hitting the spot for a lot of people in a very profound way. Man, that sculpture of the umbrellas is wonderful! Good call! Good to hear Bukowski's own rather plaintive voice too. You know I love you, man (sorry, bit of a Buddhist hippy nowadays - it's platonic!) so I say this only because I think you're a perfectionist, in the best sense of the word, and I only want to see you succeed - spelling. At 2 minutes in. It's 'existence', not 'existance', as spelled in the subtitles. Please, don't think I'm being an arse, if I had a private contact I wouldn't have mentioned this trifling detail in public. Anyway, one day when you're exhibiting your work in London or New York, some nippy little journalist will pick up on that detail & I don't want to see any cheap excuse to criticize your art. (Man, I'm actually getting protective about you now! Maybe because I'm a bit of an old fart, getting paternalistic, maybe your putting subliminal messages in your films!!! 😳). The urban cat motif strikes again! I'm saying nothing more... Case in point, I do go on! Thank you again for your kind reply & all your unique, inspiring, beautiful work. Hope all is well with you & your loved ones. Hope everything is going fine with the engineering course too. Take care, my friend.

[@Stu_DLNGR]

Ooooo and it's actually Hank's voice. What a treat. Thanks!

[@illneas]

I like his voice as well.

[@Manfredazo]

thanks illneass! beautiful, powerful and devastating..

[@terryclothrobe3654]

This is the poem of my life.

[@LlamaDavidful]

Just waiting for this account to hit 100k...fight the good fight!

[@illneas]

it will take some time man, but i hope we get there

[@karangill6787]

200k + Persistent effort and unwavering talent. Lots of respect and love.

[@SabotazNY]

Amazing job! The combination of the speech with the music and the scenery is just exquisite! Please keep up the good work! Geia sou Salonika!

[@illneas]

Thank you ^^

[@Semicorpus]

This piece of art gently touch perfection. Bravo and thank you for your work.

[@illneas]

Thank you for writing this to me.

[@platypusboi]

Breathtaking.