in the Valkerie Mountains
among the strutting peacocks
I found a flower
as large as my
head
and when I reached in to smell
it
I lost an ear lobe
part of my nose
one eye
and half a pack of
cigarettes.
I come back
the next day
to hack the damned thing
down
but found it so
beautiful I
killed a
peacock
instead.
The Flower Lover by Charles Bukowski
Photographer: MATTHIEU DELBREUVE
Art Director: WANDERLEY DA COSTA
Stylist: ALIYAH REBOTÉ SEMILLANO
Creative Production: L’ÈRE