Trouble
I had my camera and took the shot through
the shop window
and a rather tall ugly lady
neck bent forward
ran out of the shop
"What are you doing?"
she asked,
"What did you photograph?"
"I photographed the naked mannequin,"
I told her.
"I'd rather you didn't take anymore
photos." she said
"All right," I said and I walked down
the street with my camera
With her staring after me
I felt guilty and upset
upset, even though I had done nothing really
improper
It usually happened to me
at least once a day.
I turned, dropped to one knee,
focused, and photographed her.
she waved her arms and screamed
and I shot her again
the trouble with these people is
that their cities never been
bombed and their mothers have never
been told to shut up.
Charles Bukowski released Trouble (Live) on Mon Jan 01 1979.