the aliens - um poema do mestre

the aliens

you may not believe it
but there are people
who go through life with
very little
friction or
distress.
they dress well,
eat well, sleep well.
they are contented with
they have moments of grief
but all in all
they are undisturbed
and often feel
very good.
and then they die
it is an easy
death, usuallt in their
sleep.

you may not believe
it
but such people do
exist.

but I am not one of
them.
oh no, I am not one
of them,
I am not even near
to being
one of them
but they are
there

and I am
here.

Charles Bukowski, The Last Night of The Earth Poems.