Bukowski on the bus.

Whilst on the local bus into town a few weeks ago, I noticed that someone with an extremely steady hand had scratched the words 'This whole place is diseased with the presence of everybody but myself.' into the back of the seat in front of me. I was fairly sure that it was a Charles Bukowski quote and checked with a couple of my more navel-gazing friends later to make sure.
I encourage this kind of grafitti, it lifts the spirits to see something dawbed on a public surface that has been written by someone who has read a book and had a thought. It is so much more engaging than simply 'I luv Craig 4eva 4real.'
Not that I mean any of the Craigs, Daves, Kevs or Garys any disservice - I am glad their underaged girlfriends love them, it will make it much easier to pressure them into giving blowjobs in the backseats of Vauxhall Novas. But I am not entertained by these felt tip declarations; they don't make me wish their author had written more. So, next time you're on a bus, scratch something worth reading and address it to me.