you won't see them often

for whatever the crowd is

they are not.

these odd ones, not

many

but from them

come

the few

good paintings

the few

good symphonies

the few

good books

and other

works.

and from the

best of the

strange ones

perhaps

nothing.

they are

their own

paintings

their own

books

their own

music

their own

work.

-From Charles Bukowski's "The Strongest of the Strange"