After returning to this site after a long absence, and learning that John Martin mucked with Buk's writing (in many cases, criminally), my soul collapsed upon itself (damnit, I'm not overexaggerating). This one isn't too bad, I guess. It's hard to stomach that JM's tendrils have reached to my beloved Roominghouse.
Original - Wormwood Review - No. 19 - pg. 32 - 1965
Reprint - The Roominghouse Madrigals - pg. 59 - 1988 (with below changes):
in 2nd stanza, "he said," is added after 'Look"
in 2nd stanza, "45" is changed to "54"
in 5th stanza, "he asks" added after "people"
in last stanza, text deleted: "my fingers just itch for a piano"
plus miscellaneous lowercasings, italic/caps differences.
BUT JUST WHY???
Original - Wormwood Review - No. 19 - pg. 32 - 1965
Reprint - The Roominghouse Madrigals - pg. 59 - 1988 (with below changes):
in 2nd stanza, "he said," is added after 'Look"
in 2nd stanza, "45" is changed to "54"
in 5th stanza, "he asks" added after "people"
in last stanza, text deleted: "my fingers just itch for a piano"
plus miscellaneous lowercasings, italic/caps differences.
BUT JUST WHY???