In this Bukowski poem entitled, "The Shoelace Poem," Bukowski invites the listener/reader to feel less alone in the insanity created by the simple, mundane string of ordinary life events. Sometimes it isn’t massive life tragedies that push someone over the edge. Sometimes it's just one too many broken shoelaces. And we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt, assuming we have likely all broken that last shoelace.
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown75%
The Notebook78%
Dead Man Walking73%
Mr. Church74%
Kill Your Darlings70%
Henry Poole Is Here59%
Mask72%
Paterson71%
The Machinist75%
Lorelei59%
Edward Scissorhands77%
Father Stu71%
The Wizard of Oz75%
As Good as It Gets74%
The Fisher King73%
The Pianist83%
Doodlebug65%
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints64%
Me Before You79%
Stealing Beauty66%
