Translated as "Already at a young age I understood, there's no where to go as I'm already there" (1 Viewer)

[guy4261]

Hello! I came across the following paragraph attributed to Bukowski, translated from English. I don't know where is it from and can't seem to find the original poem.

If I translate it back to English, it goes something like this:

Already at a young age I understood
having nowhere to go
and never will be
Because I'm already there

Can anyone identify the poem please? Thanks!!!

 

[zobraks]

I've searched the PDFs of almost all the stuff (not just poetry) he and Martin had written. Sorry, no dice.

 

[guy4261]

Thanks! I also didn't find it (which is why I asked here). I'm starting to suspect this somehow get misattributed to Bukowski in my language. I'll keep looking! Thanks @zobraks!

 

[zobraks]

You're welcome.