Dreamlessly by Charles Bukowski
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- ⏳ So I have had quite some time hoping to start a youtube channel about poetry and reflections in general. I knew I wanted to start with Charles Bukowski because he was the writer that made me fall in love with poetry. The way he expresses himself is so raw, brutal, and real that it makes it almost impossible not to sink in his words. This poem in particular speaks to me deeply about how many of us give up life without even noticing, by falling into endless routines that control us and prevent us from feeling emotions such as love or joy.
What do you think this poem is about?
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⏳ Some Bukowski’s Books:
📔Essential Bukowski: Poetry
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📔Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
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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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📔Women: A Novel
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📔You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense
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📔Love is a Dog From Hell
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⏳ Editor:
Lorena Col
Here you can read her own poems: bit.ly/2Wds49V
⏳ Narrator
Tom O'bedlam
/ spokenverse
⏳ Music
Sealed Letters by August Wilhelmsson
⏳ Poem
Dreamlessly from Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame
By Charles Bukowski
Old grey-haired waitresses
in cafes at night
have given it up,
and as I walk down sidewalks of
light and look into windows
of nursing homes
I can see that it is no longer
with them.
I see people sitting on park benches
and I can see by the way they
sit and look
that it is gone.
I see people driving cars
and I see by the way
they drive their cars
that they neither love nor are
loved-
nor do they consider
sex. it is all forgotten
like an old movie.
I see people in department stores and
supermarkets
walking down aisles
buying things
and I can see by the way their clothing
fits them and by the way they walk
and by their faces and their eyes
that they care for nothing
and that nothing cares
for them.
I can see a hundred people a day
who have given up
entirely.
if I go to a racetrack
or a sporting event
I can see thousands
that feel for nothing or
no one
and get no feeling
back.
everywhere I see those who
crave nothing but
food, shelter, and
clothing; they concentrate
on that
dreamlessly.
I do not understand why these people do not
vanish
I do not understand why these people do not
expire
why the clouds
do not murder them
or why the dogs
do not murder them
or why the flowers and the children
do not murder them,
I do not understand
I suppose they are murdered
yet I can't adjust to the
fact of them
because there are so
many.
each day
each night,
there are more of them
in the subways and
in the buildings and
in the parks
they feel no terror
at not loving
or at not
being loved
so many many many
of my fellow
creatures.
"They feel no terror at not loving and not being loved."
Most intense and painful line of the poem. This hits every time again and again. Verbal punch in the face, verbal knife stabs into my heart. 😢
Agreed. I felt this part especially hard too.
"live them..they are already dead INSIDE..."
I least understood this line, if anyone sees this may I ask what it meant to them?
In his poems you can tell Charles Bukowski had some empathy in him. He not only felt for himself but he felt for others on some level.
just because he wrote fellow creatures at the end doesnt show much. You have t o make the audience not think you hate them sometimes. Uhh good shot tho??
@@aarongottfried5595 "You have to make the audience not think you hate them sometimes"
That sounds like a line Bukowski would have written.
He does have empathy. It is no coincidence his poetry is moving, it is with that movement in which he wrote poetry, not the other way round.
This poem is about reality and that life without dreams is a sort of nightmarish. No matter people's social statuses they've all lost souls. He describes people's ego implying that those who are incapable to care for anyone therefore ''nothing'' cares for them suggesting that they have no spiritual aura and get bad karma, you reap what you sow. He basically describes US society metaphorically saying they're murdered by greed and money , therefore there is no place for dreams, no life, no joy , no humanity. He's being angry that they've given up on themselves and wants them gone because they're living their lives without passion, without being really alive and connected to the universe without being grateful, without understanding what life is all about. He is saying people how can you live without love and even though he is disheartened he still writes ''fellow creatures'' and shows empathy towards them. Great poem, thanks.
I do agree with you on many points! It is so incredible how the poem makes you think about yourself also. While reading you may end up thinking how many times you have lived like this during your life. At least that's what happened to me. Do you think that when he says "fellow creatures" he's just showing empathy? Or maybe even trying to point out that he's part of them as well? Like he's also projecting himself in this poem, maybe? Anyway, big thanks for the large comment and for subscribing! You made my day brighter! :D
@@Lorenacol Glad I made your day brighter. I don't think he's saying he's part of them I think he was way beyond herd consciousness. He offers strong attitude and accent on individuality against it. He is venting out his anger and disdain, but through critique also encouraging and warning us not to give up on a dream. ''Fellow creatures'' might as well be the irony.
@@beatzrhymesofficial You did! I think you may be right. He has a very sarcastic character after all. I can see that you love Bukowski. Is there any other poem from him that you would like to see in video? I plan to make "Roll the dice" for the next one, but if there is any other poem that you like I would love to make it as well.
@@Lorenacol That's very nice of you. I'll let you know.
Thanks for love and Gratitude ❤️
To me he's one of the most underrated writers.. many see him as a simple & vulgar drunk.. When in fact he's a real Poet.. & his novels are so funny. He's the only writer who made me laugh.. not just smile but really laugh.
Illneas is going to have some competition this year. Well done :)
I do looove IIlneas's videos, really, so this is a huge compliment for me! Even though I don't think that I can compete with him. Thanks for making my day XD
@@Lorenacol The potential is here and you're welcome :D
@Lorena Col that potential is def there! Keep going.
@@Lorenacol I really thought this was him until I read the first comment, but then I rewatched the video, you have some unique elements and that makes it authentic and I really respect that ,great job.
What if you can?
How is it possible that someone else summarized my life more eloquently, accurately, and precisely than I ever could? This is exactly what I think and feel. The awareness of this is a great burden because it's like watching waves of empty, detached mimics of the imperfect beauty that is humanity. One cannot ignore the positive attributes as though the lesser negative attributes define the entirety of the past/present/future existence of the person(s) of interest. People, majority of the time, change throughout their lifespans so, if you want to get technical, neuroplastisity and neural pruning are innate neurological functions that arrange which pathways to turn on and off based on which pathways you use more frequently by engaging in repeated, or not frequently used, behaviors/activities. So you choose, by what you do, which parts of your brain are getting "exercised" and expanding upon, and which parts get shut off when they're not in use.
A sensitive and observant man, who suffered for it.
I just finished re-reading "Ham and Rye" and he did suffered very much indeed.
Society and culture does this to people. Your worth is defined by material, by what people can gain from you. It has made parts of earth, full of shallow people, who don't know how to love but want pretty things
Yes, we are so focused on surviving that we sometimes forget about living
Incredible, both you and illneas are doing a great job, don't stop..
Go All the way. :)
Thank you so much! I won't stop! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
This poem reflects on what the philosopher Kierkegaard called "aesthetic man", an individual that has no faith, and without faith or an ideological frame they are incomplete. They simply jump from one entertainment to another. They live for cheap thrills and are empty because they refuse to engage with anything deeper. If love is simply about the thrill then it will fade and a person will run out of people to share short term thrills with. They know this is true even when they are young, yet they persist to pursue joy without substance, and so they will end up an empty shell.
I do not understand why his words hit me so deep. Thank you.
This lyrics mixed with the narration make you wonder. The feelings I get out of it is that greed and egocentrism has totally captured our society. When I think in retrospect the moments I was purely happy was when I was so rounded by people I love and love me back. This connection has faded away with time by growing older. Not sure why, maybe because the ego gets bigger but naturally I feel it's totally wrong. We lose ourselves and our souls by not being present, sitted with each other and staying in our phones or overthink instead of communicating our feelings and emotions. Great poem!
This is a beautiful interpretation of the poem! Thanks for sharing and watching :D
This is SUCH gold. Of course the poem itself and Bukowski are endlessly genius, but the imagery and the music add worlds of supporting emotion... I cannot get enough of this art form. I just opened my own poetry film channel and your video was suggested at the end of mine... thanks TH-cam! Subscribed! And thank you Lorena for creating and sharing!
Thank you Johanna! Just subscribed to your channel also! Good luck! :D
I'm so glad to have happened upon this channel. I instantly subscribed. I need this, in a world where poetry is all but lost and there are few left who appreciate it.
Bukowski saved my life.
Just incredible work. No other way to put it. People like you are the reason TH-cam exists.
Thank you so much! You motivated me a lot with this comment! :o
Indeed, underrated work here!
@@geju4450 thank you♥️
Life goes on after the thrill of living is gone.
Amazing content! Thank you for giving life to this poem. Can’t wait for your next post!
Thank you so much!! More videos coming soon!
Ga
Thanks for love and Gratitude ❤️
Damn!!! It's insane how good his observation was. Brilliant poem.
Thanks!!
Absolutely brilliant.... I had to rewatch it more than once.
Thank you for watching!
Lorena, you've done a great job! As a reader and fan of his (now yours too) poetry and prose, I will wait for some more of your touching videos. Thank you.
Hi, Nelson! Thank you so much for supporting this little corner of mine! I also love Bukowski so for sure I'll be uploading more videos from his! ☺️
Instantly subscribed as glad to know people like you are making work of that master more.popular than ever.
Thank you so much! I love his novels and poems so much. He writes in a way that nobody does
Listening to this takes me a different place
I'm happy it did that for you! Thanks for watching :)
What a amazing poem and your edit gave it it"s true life . It is indeed sad how people deprived of love and affection are living a walking deadbodies . No dreams , no expectation just passing by the flow .
But I think some people are getting the "MURDER " part wrong way . He wants murder of their dreamlessness , wants Music and dogs and childrens to give their life a direction , a power to love and be loved .
This is interesting, I never thought about those last verses in that way! Thank you for sharing :D
@@Lorenacol Thanks for the encouraging words. I have one request to you , please include the year of the poem and context in description of poems so that it would be easier to understand what massage poet wanna deliver . Though Any poems have many angle and the meaning is often dependent on reader's own personal state , still context are important.
Visual translation of bukowski poem is on of the challenge.... This video has set new standard in this genre....... Each visual fulfil its value at the end in fast montage.... Impact is such that after finishing the video images stays in mind and poem stays like smoke appears , disappear
aasim Mohd, namaste! If u like watch also this visual poetry findable as Dreamer - A Visual Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj !
@@smileforyourself4303 thank you so much for suggestions.
I'm so glad that you liked it and that it had that impact in you! And thank you so much for sharing it with me!
This was beautifully done.
Shots chosen,
a less common Bukowski,
just
beautiful
everything
was beautiful;
well done, and
thank you.
My late friend Nolan’s favorite poet...
“There are worse things than being alone.”
THANK YOU for your service, your giving voice to a lonely old poet who speaks yet for we whose hearts hear his ticking from the grave...
Thank you! Though this is not my voice, it is from Tom O'bedlam. You can find his channel in the description. I just edited the video. Thanks for watching!
And I can see by the way they sit and look, that it is gone
Please keep doing these . We need you . Very talented and you have a great taste for the poems . Wish you luck 🤗
Thank you so much, Orgest! And don't worry, I'll keep doing this for a long time 😁. Thank you for supporting this little channel ☺️
Amazing depiction of this poem
Thank you for watching! ♥
I can see an influence of Illneas here, but you're editing is much much better, and the grayscale is a fantastic touch, maybe make the music a little quieter. Keep up the good work!
I do love Illneas's videos, so I would lie if I say that I'm not being influenced by him. However, I'm trying to give them my own perspectives! Thank you so much! The whole channel is planned to be in grayscale, so it is great that you like it. Thanks for the constructive feedback, really!
i was thiking the same, great edit.
but maybe make the music just a little quiter.
otherwise great video(message)!
keep it up🤙
Fire!
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I love black and white footage
Just wow!
You put crazy amount of effort to these videos and it shows!
Very very very
Nice work
My fellow creature
Thank you so much! I work really hard in each one of my videos so it is rewarding that you notice, thanks♥️
Jeg forstår ikke, hvorfor hans ord ramte mig så dybt ?! Tak skal du have 🙏🤗
This is is fire great work
Thank you so much!
Thanks for love and Gratitude ❤️
This man Bukowski was an absolute genius
Gracias por subir esto, Lorena. Conmigo tienes 1 nuevo suscriptor.
Muchas gracias, Santiago! Lo aprecio muchísimo. Una pregunta: pudiste ver los subtítulos en español bien? Quiero estar segura de que está funcionando bien el título y los subs en español. Saludos y gracias de nuevo!
@@Lorenacol Jajaja, me ofende un poco que creas que utilicé subtítulos. Lo vi en idioma original.
Acabo de revisar los subtítulos en español y están muy bien. Todo se entiende.
PD: Me disculpo por escribir en mi lengua. Lo hago con la intención de animarte y que sepas que tu trabajo está siendo visto en Latinoamérica, específicamente Venezuela.
@@santiagomedina6799 HAHAHAHA lo siento! Es que como me escribiste en español pensé que lo habías visto en español. La verdad es que me emocioné con tu comentario porque invierto mucho tiempo haciendo los subtítulos y no estoy segura de si están funcionando para algo o no XD. Por ahora los hago para que mis papás puedan ver los videos hehe.
No te disculpes para nada! Amo el español y me expreso mucho mejor en este idioma porque es mi lengua materna. Y también soy de Venezuela, paisano! Gracias por ver mis videos!
@@Lorenacol :O ¡Qué vaina más buena!
Good job on editing, keep creating content! 💪
Thank you so much! I will!
Lectures of modern genocide! 😪
Bukowski was also one of them. I can relate to every line, but don't know why he wishes that someone murders them. (Maybe he wishes that death will bring them peace). why hate? I will be damned if he thinks he is not one of them. Everyone comes to terms with their life just like he mentioned. we all will experience or already experienced what he says. All of the desires, greed, competition will mean nothing at last. If one need is satisfied another need automatically shows up. we will get tired of everything inevitably at the end.
I also thought when I read it for the first time that Bukowski felt part of them as well. I guess we will never know. But yes, indeed the meaning behind his words here are veery hopeless. It's like you realize everything you have been fighting for (status, money, commodities) are meaningless at the end of the day if you don't love and don't feel loved. Thanks for sharing! I love reading interpretations like this :D
I don't believe he wishes for murder, but the way they meander through life without desire determines that they've already been murdered unknowingly. I think he's calling on them to rise up and pursue their dreams with fervor and fire, as it is his definition of life and existence. If they fail to revive from that they have failed to live the rest of their life, but the use of the word murder implies that there were outside influences that causes that flame to extinguish, who are indeed the murderers he's references.
Awesome
Love it.
Thank you!! ☺️
This is intense
I love this thank you
Thank you for watching! 😊
@@Lorenacol np 💖
This poetry is so brutal in its beauty it doesn’t need to be in bullish upon with silly overbearing background music. The words are where the power lies. Why can’t people just leave the poetry alone.
Believe me, it doesn’t enhance the poem, only infuriates a little
They care for nothing and that nothing cares for them
Desde Honduras Difrutando el arte
Me alegro que lo disfrutes! :D
Gracias
Great content
Thank you!!
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Heart cracking
To be one of… relinquishing that void just to avoid… who knows of tomorrow…
I see them too....
Awesome work, by any chance have you thought of doing "Bluebird"
Thank you! Right now I'm working on "The suicide kid", but for sure the next one can be Bluebird :D. I loveee that poem so it will be a huge challenge to make a video worthy of it.
The loud backgroynd musuc destroys the rereading
Like a old movie
Good job)
Thanks!
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Sometimes you can see it in the faces or actions… be careful what you wish for…
“That it is gone “ I see the way they drive their cars ....
You just got a new subscriber here 👏🏻🙌🏻😊
Thank you for being here and supporting this little corner! ❤
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It is hope. It is the courage to stop pretending.
For me this poem by Mr Charles will have another more apt title: EMOTIONLESS HUMAN .
.. and this is truly a piece of Art, thank you
Thank you for watching!
This is a great video, well done, but unfortunately the music and the background noise were more prominent than the words being spoke.
I have been working in my sound editing skills :). You can see the improvement in my newest videos. Thanks for watching!
Owww!!! thats a piece of work. Great presentation!
nice poem btw. Bukowski, duh!
Thank you so much! Glad that you liked it! I'm going to be posting more vids of Bukowski soon. And thanks for subscribing :D
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Hey nice work really appreciate it. Just wanted to know do you shoot all these footage or its from a stock site?
Thanks for watching, Sajanmeet! No, I didn't shoot them. I bought them from a website called Filmpac. You can buy a subscription for a year if you need some stock footage and they have really good ones!
@@Lorenacol thank you so much 🙃🙂
You're welcome! And thanks for subscribing! 😊
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Music is way too load IMHO despite that good footage and editing!
Thank you! Yes, it is!! A mistake of mine. I'm still working on my audio editing skills, hope to make it better for the next video. Thanks for commenting!
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The dream hurts, so we let it go
Great work! Music was a bit loud. But still great work
Thank you so much! I'm working to improve my audio in the next video! Hope to read your thoughts about it! Thanks for commenting :)
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It’s true
He sees himself
Most of the actors in this video look like young fashion models.
I got them from a stock footage platform so it is difficult to find other kind of people! Thanks for watching!
The art within you has died.
self-centered people always feel lonely. our existence is lie without love
Muy bueno Lorena, si algún día necesitas o te gustaría ayuda para editar vídeos , me puedes comentar.
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I have to agree with this poem. "The Walking Dead" is just a metaphor for this phenomena. If the plan is to kill off half the population the loss will not be nearly that bad.
Takes one to know one...
Romeo T. Robot, namaste! If u like watch also this visual poetry findable as Dreamer - A Visual Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj !
Thanks for uploading, just need to turn the music down in comparison to the narration. Thanks again though.
If you like Bukowski I'm sure you will like Philip Larkin too
I do! I'm thinking on doing some videos from him soon!
Ouch
Why is the music louder than your words?
he calls these movies
Why do you guys not mix the music on these so it doesn't drown out the speaking voice... The music is like 20% louder than it should be...
this stresses me out. why such a literal choice of clips?
Why exist as walking advertisements for abortion? Fear is your motivating factor.
Why is the music so LOUD?
Please don't upload too much Bukowski. I really like his poetry, but I want to be exposed to more poets, and there already is a lot of Bukowski on YT.
The video and loud soundtrack ruined it.
Music is too loud
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WE don't Heart thé text, thé music is a bit too loud
Music is too loud and you can hardly hear charles bukowski
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Is this a poem? I guess some things transcend what they are supposed to be and become something greater. Like a song that doesn't fit in a genre.
Thank you so much! This comment made me blush! Thanks for sharing :D
too loud background music ruined it! background music is called background music for a reason! the word background is literally there!!
Thanks for watching ! I keep working on improving ;)
i love your videos, but sometimes the music it too present.. it kinda kills the lyric
music is way too loud
music too loud,
Music too loud- I gave up trying to hear! Lol