Òåîðèÿ áåñêðîâíûõ áóíòîâ
Áóäåò äåíü — ñîáåðóòñÿ ïÿòü
È îáìûñëÿò ïóòè ïëåìåí,
È ðåøàò, ÷òî ïîðà âîññòàòü
Ðàäè èñòèíû âñåõ âðåìåí.
È ó÷òóò ñîñòîÿíüå ìàññ,
È íàçíà÷àò êîíå÷íûé ñðîê,
È ðåøàò, ÷òî íà ýòîò ðàç
Èì èñòîðèÿ áóäåò âïðîê.
Äðîãíåò äâåðü, êàê â òÿæåëîì ñíå,
Õëîïíåò âûñòðåëîì õîëîñòûì, —
È âîéäóò îíè â äîì êî ìíå,
È ïðåäëîæàò ìíå: áóäü øåñòûì.
Åñòü ïðîñòîð ðàçãóëÿòüñÿ âñëàñòü,
Õâàòèò âîäó òàéêîì ìóòèòü.
Êòî çäåñü âðåìåííûé? ×üÿ òóò âëàñòü?
Ãäå òóò ìÿñî, òâîþ åòèòü?!
Ñòàíîâèñü, áîåâîé îòðÿä!
Ðàïîðòóé çíàåøü ñàì êîìó.
Âûõîäè ïî ÷åòûðå â ðÿä
×òîáû ïàäàòü ïî îäíîìó.
 ÷åðíîì íåáå ëóíû ôëàæîê.
Øóõåðíîé, âñïîìèíàÿ äîì,
Öåëèò â æåëòûé åå êðóæîê
Óêàçàòåëüíåéøèì ïåðñòîì.
 äîìå ïÿòü ãîâîðÿò: Ïîðà.
Ãîâîðÿò: Ñòàíîâèñü â ðóæüå.
Ñêðèïíåò êàæäàÿ êîáóðà,
Ïðèíèìàÿ â ñåáÿ ñâîå.
Òû âåðíåøüñÿ — ãåðîé èäåò!
Ñàìûé ãëàâíûé, õîòü è øåñòîé.
×òî — íåâåñòà? Íåâåñòà æäåò.
Òû æå âñå-òàêè õîëîñòîé.
(Íàøè äàìû ãîðàçäû æäàòü,
Áûë áû âîèí — äîñòàíåò ñëåç.
Âàì ñëó÷àëîñü â ëþáâè — ñòðàäàòü?
Ýòî, çíàåòå, âñå âñåðüåç.
Ýòî ñ áåãó â ïîäóøêó ëáîì,
Íàä êîíâåðòîì èñòîìíî «àõ»,
Ôîòî — õàêè íà ãîëóáîì —
 ñâåòëîé ðàìî÷êå â ãîëîâàõ.
Áåç ðàçëóêè èõ äíè ïóñòû.
Ñìåðòü ãåðîÿ êàê ïèê ñóäüáû.
Êàê êðàñèâî — ïëåñòè öâåòû,
×òîáû êëàñòü èõ ïîòîì â ãðîáû.
Ñïè ñïîêîéíî â çåìëå ñûðîé,
Áîã ïå÷åòñÿ î ìàëûõ ñèõ.
Ìåðòâûé âîèí âñåãäà ãåðîé.
Ìåðòâûé õàõàëü âñåãäà æåíèõ.
Íàø æå âîèí ñëåãêà ïðîñòàê,
Îí íå èùåò ñåáå íàãðàä.
Åñëè ÷òî-òî ïîéäåò íå òàê,
Îí åñòåñòâåííî, âèíîâàò.
Çàõîòåë, òû ãëÿäè, ñâîáîä!
Ïîçàìûñëèë, çàðàçà, áóíò!
Âîò è ïÿëüñÿ â íåáåñíûé ñâîä,
Âæàâ ëîïàòêè â õîëîäíûé ãðóíò.)
×åðòà ñ äâà ÿ ñòóïëþ íà ïëàö.
×åðòà ñ äâà ÿ ñêàæó «Ðàâíÿéñü!»
Âñå çàòâîðàìè êëàö äà êëàö, —
Ýòà øòóêà íå äëÿ ìåíÿ-ñ.
Ëåçòü íàâåðõ, ÷òîá, ñîðâàâøè ïðèç,
Íî îøèáøèñü â îäèí øàæîê,
Ïàäàòü â ïðîïàñòü êîêàðäîé âíèç, —
×åðòà ñ äâà, äîðîãîé äðóæîê.
Íàñ îòëîâÿò, êàê ëèñ íà ìåõ,
È íàó÷àò õîäèòü â âîææàõ.
Âîæàêó áóäåò õóæå âñåõ,
Ïðÿìî ñêàæåì — ïðîùàé, âîæàê.
Âîí íàä ïëîùàäüþ ïûëü ñòîëáîì,
Ïîáåäèòåëè æìóò êóðêè.
Ïóëþ ïåðâûìè ëîâÿò ëáîì
Âîæàêè èëè äóðàêè.
Íó, à åñëè âîæàê óìåí, —
Ïîä âîçäåéñòâèåì íåæíûõ ÷óâñòâ
Çàëîæèòü, íå íàçâàâ èìåí, —
Âîò âàæíåéøåå èç èñêóññòâ.
È ïîòîì, â ãèëüîòèííûé ÷àñ,
Ñðåäü òîëïû — êàê ïîñëåäíèé øòðèõ -
Íåðâíî âûêðèêíóòü: «ß çà âàñ!»
Âïðî÷åì, ïðÿ÷à ëèöî çà íèõ...
ß íå òàêòèê, ñêîðåé — ñòðàòåã.
ß ïî ÷àñòè ãëÿäåòü âïåðåä.
ß íå î÷åíü îäèí çà âñåõ,
ß çà «êàæäîìó ñâîé ÷åðåä».
ß è áóíò-òî õî÷ó íå òàê.
ß è âëàñòü òî õî÷ó íå òó.
ß ñêîðåå çàïèòü ìàñòàê,
Åñëè âîâñå íåâìîãîòó.
Âû ñêàçàëè — áåñêðîâíûé áóíò,
Ìíå ÿâèâøè óëûáêè Áóää.
ß íå âåðþ â áåñêðîâíûé áóíò.
Íå áûâàåò — áåñêðîâíûé áóíò.
Êòî-òî æàõíåò â ïûëó áîðüáû,
È ïîéäåò — çà îáîéìîé äâå...
Ñèìâîë áóíòà äà áåç ñòðåëüáû —
Âñàäíèê ñ äûðî÷êîé â ãîëîâå.
Ñëîâîì, ÿ íå ïîéäó íà áîé.
Íè çà ïðàâäó, íè çà ÷åãî.
Äà, áîþñü ðèñêîâàòü ñîáîé.
Íåò, íå âåðóþ â òîðæåñòâî.
Äà, ïîéäó, êóäà ïðåæäå øåë.
Íåò, íå ìíå ïðèáëèæàòü çàðþ.
Îïóñòè ïèñòîëåò, êîçåë!
Îïóñòè, êîìó ãîâî...
|
A Theory Of Bloodless
Revolts
Day will come — they will gather, the Five,
And decide, it is time to jolt —
Contemplating the ways of life,
For the sake of The Truth — revolt.
They will factor-in state of minds,
They will set the uprising date.
All’s considered. And besides,
It is History at their gate.
And my door, like a gloomy dream,
Will be slammed by a hefty fist.
They’ll get in like a horrid ream.
They’ll suggest that I join as the Sixth.
Here’s a space for the daring bunch,
Quit your pitiful covert game.
Who’s provisional?.. Who’s in charge?
Where’s the meat, freaking bag of shame?
Get your ass in the line, platoon,
And report… No time for fun.
Forward march in one rank or two,
Later on — dropping one by one.
Murky lights bleach celestial rag.
Sentries are posted outside.
In the skies, like an eerie flag,
Dreadful moon’s sailing through the night.
The Five instruct, Hurry up, be quick!
Grab your gun, there's no time for thoughts.
And at once every holster creaks,
Fondly caressing shiny rods.
When you’re back — you’re a hero, man.
You’re the best, never mind that Sixth.
And your babe? She’ll be waiting then.
You are single, at this time at least.
(Our ladies are built to wait,
Give'em cause — they will find some tears.
There is nothing here to debate.
Don’t you ever smirk at their dears.
Color picture: he’s by the rocks,
Boots and khakis, a hardy lad.
Languid sigh by the postal box.
Sea of tears when alone in bed.
Days are empty without grief —
Hero’s death is the peak of Fate.
How cute is to weave a wreath,
On his coffin to lay it straight.
Sleep in peace in a quiet place.
God looks after his wasted ants,
Buried fighter is always ace,
Buried lovers — forever saints.
Our recruit is slightly dull,
He’s not looking for any fame.
Something’s gone very badly, pal?
Sure thing, he’s the one to blame.
Say, you’d wanted the li-ber-ties?
Planned a putsch to that easy end?
Now — stare in the skies, you whiz,
Pressing kidneys against the sand.)
Hell, I won’t be joining the pack,
Hell, I won’t say «left-right dress!»
Bolts will chuckle klux-chicken-cluck —
Thank you fellas, I can’t care less.
Higher… higher… the prize is seized!..
But imperfectly taken step
On the brink of a precipice —
Sends you flying NOT UP, my pep.
We’ll be snatched like a furry spoil.
Reins are held by a steady hand…
Our Leader will bite some soil,
Let’s be straight — farewell my friend.
Town square, tidy flowerbeds.
Pressing triggers — the winner rules!
Catching bullets with foreheads —
That’d be leaders and, maybe, fools.
Else, the Leader may play smart games
Under sway of a sentiment,
Selling friends whilst avoiding names —
That’s the skill one should not resent!
With the mob, by the guillotine,
He will yell to the bloody decks:
«I’m with you!» (Read: «It’s not my sin!»)
Wisely hiding behind the backs.
Use your head — that’s my crystal ball.
I would rather not flip the dime.
I am not quite a «one for all»
I prefer: «one-day-at-a-time».
My revolt’s of another kind.
I abhor rulers with the rope,
Yet, elect to submerge in wine,
When I’m wretched and without hope.
You are saying — a bloodless putsch.
Buddha’s grin bounced off your face.
I deplore any bloodless putsch
Contemplated by human race.
One will jerk or deliver punch,
Here we are — cartridge-two of lead…
Proper symbol for «peaceful putsch» —
Is a hole in the horseman’s head.
I will dodge any sacred fight
For The Fairness, or for The Truth,
Yes, afraid for my pity life,
And to hell with The Last Triumph.
I’ll keep heading where I see just.
Not for me — to wake up the dawn.
Drop your gun, empty-head, at last.
Don’t you get it, pal? Drop your …
|
Öèêë
Ïåðèãåé
Çäðàâñòâóé, ïëåìÿ ìîëîäîå, íåçíàêîìîå,
Îìåðçèòåëüíîå, ñëîâíî íàñåêîìîå.
Êòî ýòè ëþäè ñ ãëàçàìè òó÷åþ?
Ìîæíî, ÿ áóäó íà íèõ ïëåâàòü?
ß ïðèòâîðþñü õîòü íàâîçíîé êó÷åþ, —
Òîëüêî íå íàäî ìåíÿ êëåâàòü!
Íå ïðè÷èñëÿþñü ê âåëèêîé ðàòè ÿ,
Ìíå íåçíàêîì åå òîðíûé ïóòü.
Âû ïîäíèìèòå ìíå âåêè, áðàòèÿ, —
Ìîæåò, óçíàþ êîãî-íèáóäü.
Îíà âåùè ñîáðàëà, ñêàçàëà òîíåíüêî:
«Ìíå, ïîæàëóé, íà äîðîãó äæèí áåç òîíèêà...»
Òàê — âîäåâèëü÷èê ñ ìîèì ó÷àñòèåì,
Ôàðñ, íà æèâóþ ñêðåïëåííûé íèòü.
ß áû ñ÷èòàëà âåëèêèì ñ÷àñòèåì
×òî-òî, â ÷åì ìîæíî ñåáÿ âèíèòü,
×òî ðàçðåøèìî ëîìàíüåì ïàëü÷èêîâ,
Âîïëÿìè â òðóáêó, ëèöîì â ñëåçàõ;
ß ïðåäïî÷ëà áû êðîâàâûõ ìàëü÷èêîâ
Òåì, êòî ñòîèò ó ìåíÿ â ãëàçàõ...
Òðàâêà çåëåíååò, ñîëíûøêî áëåñòèò.
×åðíûé èñòðåáèòåëü ïî íåáó ëåòèò.
Ôîðòî÷êà äåëèò êîâåð íà ïîëîñû.
Ñåðàÿ êëÿêñà áîëüøîé ëóíû.
Òå, ÷üè ñëîâà íå èìåþò ãîëîñà,
Âðÿä ëè îïàñíû, íî êàê ñòðàøíû!
Êòî-òî çàõîäèòñÿ æóòêèì õîõîòîì,
Êòî-òî ñêóëèò è ïîëçåò íà ïëåä.
Êîìíàòà ïîëíèòñÿ âàòíûì ãðîõîòîì
Òåõ ñàìîëåòîâ, êîòîðûõ íåò.
Ó òÿòåíüêè, ó ìàìåíüêè
Ïðîñèë ñîëäàò ãîâÿäèíêè.
Ñòóïàé, ïðîãëîò, îòñåäîâà,
Íå òðîãàé íàøå åäîâî!
Êòî á ïîïðîñèë, — áåç ñòðàñòåé, áåç êëÿòâèÿ,
Íå âçãðîìîæäàÿ ñåðäå÷íûé áðåä, —
ß óëåãëàñü áû, ðàçäâèíóâ ëÿäâèÿ, —
 íàøåé ïðîâèíöèè æàäíûõ íåò.
×òî æ òåáå íàäî, íåðâîçíîé äåòî÷êå, —
Ñ êåì ãîâîðèòü? Íà êîãî ïåíÿòü?
Ìîæåò, åùå ïî îäíîé òàáëåòî÷êå?
Ìîæåò, åùå ïî ÷åòûðå — ïÿòü?...
Ñûí Òðåäüÿêîâñêîãî Êëèò ãåêçàìåòðîì ïåñåíêè ïèøåò.
Ñòèõ åãî ÷èñòûì ðàçìåðîì, ñâåæåþ ðèôìîþ äûøèò.
Òîëñòåíüêèé âàòìàí èñêîëîò òî÷êàìè,
Ôðàçû ñ çàöåïêàìè íà êîíöàõ.
Òî, ÷òî êîãäà-òî êàçàëîñü ñòðî÷êàìè,
Íûí÷å áîëòàåòñÿ íà ñòîëáöàõ.
Ìîæíî ïðèéòè ê êîìïðîìèññó íåêîìó, -
Ñêàæåì, íåìèë òåáå áåëûé ñâåò, — ...
 îáùåì-òî, íåçà÷åì. Íåêàê. Íåêîìó.
Íå÷åãî. Íå÷åìó. Íåãäå. Íåò.
Ââåðõ
Íàøà Òàíÿ ãðîìêî ïëà÷åò, —
Ýòî ÷òî-íèáóäü äà çíà÷èò.
Êàæåòñÿ, âîçäóõ. Çà æèðíîé òèíîþ
Áëåäíîãî ñîëíöà ìàçîê íàãîé.
Òåõ, êòî äàðåí áûë òàêîé êàðòèíîþ,
Íå ñîáëàçíèòü íèêàêîé äðóãîé.
Âûïëþíü-êà ðÿñêó. Îòêèíüñÿ íà ñïèíó.
Âîçäóõîì âëàæíûì íàïîëíè ãðóäü,
È, ñëîâíî ñëèçåíü, ïîïàâøèé íà ñòåíó,
Âíèç — ïî òå÷åíèþ — òðîíüñÿ â ïóòü.
Ïòè÷êà áîæèÿ íå çíàåò
Íè õðåíà î òåõ èç íàñ,
Êòî ïîíûíå ïðîäîëæàåò
Îò åå ñòðàäàòü ïðîêàç.
Íî÷ü — êàê êîðàáëü ìåæ äíåâíûìè ìûñàìè,
 áëèæíåì îòñåêå ïîåò êîìàð.
Òî, ÷òî â÷åðà ïðåäñòàâëÿëîñü ìûñëÿìè,
Íàïîìèíàåò íî÷íîé êîøìàð.
Ôîðòî÷êó íàôèã. Êîâåð â ïðèõîæóþ.
Ïëåä íà áàëêîí. Çàâåñòè ÷àñû.
 çåðêàëå ìîðäó íàéäÿ ïîõîæóþ,
Íå óâèäàòü çà ñïèíîé êîñû...
Ìû âñå ïîéìåì, ìû îáîéäåì
È âïðåäü óñëîâèìñÿ.
Âåäü ìû íå ïåðâûé äåíü æèâåì,-
Íà ïîíò íå ëîâèìñÿ...
Çäðàâñòâóéòå, ìèëûå, âîò ÿ âûïîëçëà.
Òû÷óñü â óãëû, êàê ëåñíàÿ òâàðü.
×àé, ýòî òðàâêà íàðóæó âûáèëàñü?
Ìíå-òî êàçàëîñü — ó íàñ ÿíâàðü.
ß óñòîÿëà, à âû, ðîäèìûå?
Âñå îòãðåìåëî, óøëà áåäà...
×òî æ âû, êàê øêîëüíèêè íåðàäèâûå,
Ãëàçêè îòâîäèòå êòî êóäà?
Ìû ïèñàëè, ìû ïèñàëè,
Íàøè ïàëü÷èêè óñòàëè.
Íàøè ïàëü÷èêè ñâåëî
 áåëîñíåæíîå êðûëî...
Ñòðî÷êà çà ñòðî÷êîé. Ñòðîôà êîðåæèòñÿ.
Íå òîðîïèñü. Ïîäîæäè åùå.
Ñòðàõ îòñëîèòñÿ, êàê ñ ðàíêè êîæèöà,
Âèäèøü, ñâåòàåò? Ïîäñòàâü ïëå÷î
Óòðåííåé ñûðîñòè. Êîò äîïðûãàëñÿ, —
Âëåç íà îêíî. È ðàçáèë ñòàêàí...
Ãîðîä î÷óõàëñÿ. È çàäðûãàëñÿ,
Íåèñòðåáèìûé, êàê òàðàêàí.
Êðóòèòñÿ, âåðòèòñÿ øàð ãîëóáîé.
Òàê áû, ïîæàëóé, ñâèõíóëñÿ ëþáîé.
Áóäó âîçÿêàòüñÿ ñ ìåðíîé ðþìî÷êîé,
Æèòü îñòîðîæíî, öåíèòü ìîìåíò.
Âîðîõ áóìàãè ïîä ñòàðîé òóìáî÷êîé —
Êàê íåóäàâøèéñÿ ìîíóìåíò.
Âñå ïîçàäè, õîòü íå î÷åíü âåðèòñÿ.
Ðó÷êè äðîæàò, íî äîëæíî ïðîéòè.
×òî-òî âñå êàê-òî êóäà-òî âåðòèòñÿ.
Êàê-òî âñå ãäå-òî íà ïîëïóòè...
Àïîãåé
Ñëàâüñÿ, ñëàâüñÿ, íàø ëàñêîâûé öàðü.
Æåðòâû íåñåì ìû òåáå íà àëòàðü.
Òåíü îò îêíà îáðàçóåò ñåòî÷êó.
Ðàäîñòíûé êîò çà îêíîì îðåò.
Ìàò÷ íà ïëàíåòå â êîñóþ êëåòî÷êè
ßñåí íà äâàäöàòü øàãîâ âïåðåä.
Áóêâû ëîæàòñÿ — çà ñòðî÷êîé ñòðî÷å÷êà.
Ìîçãîì èãðàåò ïðèÿòíûé õìåëü.
Ìíå áû íå òî÷êó, à äàæå òî÷å÷êó —
ß áû íå Çåìëþ, à ñòî çåìåëü..
Îí ÷åðíûì áûë. Íå ÷óâñòâîâàë òåíåé.
À òåíè ñòàíîâèëèñü âñå äëèííåé.
Ãîñïîäè, ÿ ëè òàì ðàíüøå êîð÷èëàñü?
Êòî òàì ñêàçàë — íå êîíåö ïóòè?!
Âñå ýòî ñêàçêè. Âîéíà îêîí÷èëàñü.
Íåäðóã ïîâåðæåí. Ãåðîé â ÷åñòè.
Ýòî âàì, áðàòöû, íå ìåëî÷ü òëåííàÿ —
 èçáó âîéòè òàì, ñäåðæàòü êîíÿ...
Ìîé âñåäåðæèòåëü. Ìîÿ âñåëåííàÿ.
Ìíå. Îáî ìíå. Ïðåäî ìíîé. Ìåíÿ.
Âíèç
Êàê ó íàøèõ ó âîðîò
Ïåðåêðûëè êèñëîðîä...
Ñòåêëà ìóòíû, êàê â ñûðîì ïðåäáàííèêå.
 ñêëàäêàõ ïîñòåëè æèâåò çèìà.
Ãëàâíîå òîëüêî — íå äåëàòü ïàíèêè.
Ïàíèêà, äåòêà, ïðèäåò ñàìà.
×òî òû äðîæèøü, êàê ïîõìåëüíûé ïüÿíèöà?
Âñå îáðàçóìèòñÿ — âîò òå êðåñò.
Âñå îáîéäåòñÿ. Ïðîéäåò. Îñòàíåòñÿ.
Ñõâàòèò. Îáëåïèò. Ñëîìàåò. Ñúåñò.
Ïåðèãåé
Íî÷ü. Óëèöà. Ôîíàðü. Àïòåêà.
ß ïîëîâèíà ÷åëîâåêà.
×òî ýòîò ãîðîä â êîøìàðíîì ìàðåâå?
Ìîæíî, ÿ ñïðÿ÷óñü ïîä ñòàðûé ïëåä?...
|
The Cycle
Perigee
Welcome, tribe of adolescents, unfamiliar!
And disgusting like a roach in cafeteria
Who are these people with their eyes somber?
Mind, if I spit on them from above?
I swear, I’ll turn into a dung comber
Only in order to shun their love.
Never belonged to the great and brawly,
I don’t know their stagy ways.
Brothers, lift my eyelids slowly, —
Maybe I will recognize a face.
She packed up and said in high pitched tone (of voice it is)
«Get some gin, before I leave, and no tonic please...»
A vaudeville, with my participation,
A farce, hastily sewn with a vibrant string.
It would’ve been a joyful occasion
Had I had found — what is my sin.
Something you fix with an ardent show —
Sorrowful pose, weeping into handset…
I would prefer any ill thing I know,
To those who nightly inhabit my head.
Lawns are glossy, sun is shining bright
Tarnished fighter-jet is flying in my sight.
Window splits the carpet in strips.
The ink-stain of moon as a big gray berry.
He, who always keeps shut his lips
Is hardly fatal, but quite as scary.
Squeaks, eerie laughter, — I almost tumble,
Something is crawling under the quilt.
House is filled with a muffled rumble
Of those warplanes, that aren’t yet built.
Conscript is beggin’ mommy
And daddy for salami
Just take a hike, you imbecile.
Don’t even touch my meal
Who would’ve asked — no passionate vows,
And without a heartfelt bull… —
I’d take off my jeans and my blouse, —
I am raised not a mincing girl.
What’s your fancy, neurotic kiddo.
Who is at fault? And who is to talk?
Freshen up by the open window,
Need a pill? Maybe — the whole stock?
Son of Trediakovsky, Klit, is writing his songs in hexameter.
Hidden in his cadenced rhymes are youthful and bracing parameters.
Dots are all over a thick white paper piece,
Phrases leave splinters in my hands.
What at first glance was simply sentences,
Now is dangling off columns’ ends.
Sure, one can compromise — no roughing.
If sick to your stomach of the whole world — …
Well, does it matter? To Nobody. Nothing.
Nowhere. No matter what.
Up
Tanya’s crying very loud, —
Must be something, no doubt.
Air at last. On the pond scum
Sun is sketching the beauty of dells.
Those who know this kingdom come,
Won’t settle for anything else.
Spit that seaweed, be at ease, roll,
Deeply inhale all this moist art,
And, like a slug ended up on the wall,
Down — the current — depart.
Happy birdie does not know
A freaking thing about us,
Who perpetually bow
To her tricks and all this fuss.
Night is a boat betwixt the capes of a day,
Little mosquito is singing somewhere.
What was appearing as thoughts just yesterday,
Now resembles your worst nightmare.
To hell with the window. Polish the bureau.
Wind the clock. Hang the quilt on the line.
Finding familiar face in the mirror
See no scythe behind…
We’ll work it out, we’ll by-pass
We’ll manage — S'il vous plait.
It’s kinda hard to swindle us, —
We ain’t born yesterday.
Howdy, darlings, I am coming out,
Stumbling on things like a sightless mole.
Is it a meadow eager to sprout?
I thought — it was still winter-cold.
I persevered, and you, my cherished?
Everything’s over, we are intact.
Why are you acting as if I’m perished,
Avoiding the eye contact?
We’ve been writing, we’ve been writing.
Fingers are not getting lighter.
Our fingers were combined
In a wing of snow-white…
Rows of words, the strophe gets awry,
What is your hurry? Wait a bit.
Fears will fall off, like a husk of rye,
See the dawn? — Soggy air is lit.
Cat’s gonna get it — in a clumsy motion,
Toppling the vase, dashed under the porch…
City woke up — with all this commotion —
Ineradicable like a roach.
Round and round is turning Blue Ball…
People go crazy of this, after all
Measuring cup will become my friend.
A cautious life — I know I’m able.
Like a misery monument —
A pile of old papers beneath the table.
The worst is behind, it's hard to believe now.
The tremor in hands — soon it will go away.
Everything’s constantly turning somehow,
And why we are always midway..?
Apogee
Glory! Long live our tender Tsar.
Great sacrifices we bring t’ your Altar.
Shades are forming rhombs in pairs.
A happy cat fills the streets with his yell.
The game on the planet of oblique squares
Is predictable — I can tell.
Letter by letter and row by row —
I am nicely euphoric, of course.
Give me a lever… — well, you know —
And I will move many Earths.
He was unlit, in shadows — no gleam.
And shadows were growing on him
Lord! Wasn’t it me writhing in the dust?
Who’d said — it is not the end of the race?
Fairy tales! The war’s in the past.
Bad guy is done with. The hero is praised.
Fire rescue or stopping a horse —
This, my friends, is a child's play…
My Messiah. My Universe.
To me. Before me. My Way.
Down
Once upon… by our gate,
Air — they reckon terminate…
Windows froze, it is not funny.
Winter lurks in the wrinkled bedspread.
The current objective is — no panic.
Panic will come anyway, I bet.
Why are you shaking like a drunkard? Hey!
Things will be fine, you wreck.
Hardships will pass. Will go. Will stay.
Grab you. Imbed you. Break.
Perigee
Night. Road-strip. Street light. Drug store.
I’m half a person — no more
Why is the city in this awful glow?
What if I hide under my worn afghan?..
|