"They thought I had guts..." (1 Viewer)

[GDPR 4124]

Hello everybody,

I found this quote circulating the web, of course attributed to CB without a proper source. Google didn't help me much, but someone here might know where this is from or if it's even real?

"they thought I had guts
but they had it all wrong.
I was only frightened of
more important things."

 

[zobraks]

It's from Wall Clock in Open All Night (page 62).

 

[mjp]

Open All Night? No thank you. Read the real thing here.

That image used to be at the top of the manuscripts page.

 

[BUKFAN78]

that's one great line. Certainly relatable as CB usually is.

 

[roni]

it's a good poem all over.
and something makes me feel, it may be published in a more reliable collection soon.

 

[mjp]

Yeah, that's a good one. It's one of the handful of manuscripts that I held on to. It's also an original typescript, not a carbon, which we don't have many examples of where the poem manuscripts are concerned. Not many originals have escaped into the wild, compared to the mountain of carbons and Xeroxes that are out there.

 

[GDPR 4124]

Thanks, guys. It sure is a strong poem.

 

[zobraks]

Open All Night? No thank you.

Hey, I'm only a messenger. Don't shoot me.