Shadow

Fear, darkness, rage. 43 poems.

01 What did the Aztecs sing when What did the Aztecs sing when their dancing God was dying? They burned in the light, dropped mountains, drank rivers, w… MMXXVI
02 You're looking at a point between the wall and the moon, You're looking at a point between the wall and the moon, and I in that same place yesterday was burying a star under th… MMXXVI
03 In this rain every day — it's all one and In this rain every day — it's all one and the same. It falls so long that puddles dammed up in my eyes. Today I forgot… MMXXVI
04 I feel sick from them the way I do from I feel sick from them the way I do from mother's milk - it hasn't gone down for me in about forty years. That day I wok… MMXXV
05 Silence calls You Silence calls You by name, when you watch in the metro a Silent Film — A waiter in the grand manner nods toward Your se… MMXXV
06 At night I wanted to drink water, but At night I wanted to drink water, but poured myself vodka, with expression I read out to the coffee grinder, what was s… MMXXV
07 There, where there was a Home There, where there was a Home yesterday, straw smoulders to the tune of a round dance, that Freedom — feminine gender —… MMXXV
08 Extremes Sat on the couch. Scream. Extremes Sat on the couch. Scream. Yesterday detox, Today into Shchi. Sit quiet, Don't tremble — These are Extremes. Go… MMXXV
09 Around you I can't eat, the bite won't go down my throat. It turns me inside out. Around you I can't eat, the bite won't go down my throat. It turns me inside out. Take the whiskey for yourself, and fo… MMXXIV
10 I, blinking after I, blinking after you, Remembering that black Night, talk to myself – Talk nonsense. And I run flat out away. Somewhere… MMXXIV
11 You will be hated by the living, You will be hated by the living, who lived alongside you, and walked on past. And those who died – for no reason or for… MMXXIV
12 The Professor. That's what they called him – A White Suit, The Professor. That's what they called him – A White Suit, A cheerful temper: Beer in the morning Evening – cognac. On… MMXXIV
13 You dream of dissolving in the crowd, you get closer in the moment, you bleach the grey out of sleepy faces You dream of dissolving in the crowd, you get closer in the moment, you bleach the grey out of sleepy faces on a workin… MMXXII
14 The cat went missing, a dog turned up. Life — a skew off the norm: you can roll off with no wheels The cat went missing, a dog turned up. Life — a skew off the norm: you can roll off with no wheels onto the wrong road.… MMXXII
15 So slowly and carefully your world presses So slowly and carefully your world presses right in under my skin: in swells and hopelessly swims and blazes reason. It… MMXXII
16 This heart is a thousand years old, he isn't like other people. Yesterday you decided to shed light on him, This heart is a thousand years old, he isn't like other people. Yesterday you decided to shed light on him, but spilled… MMXXII
17 People are like islands: White sand will greet you, but in fact it's water all over the place: People are like islands: White sand will greet you, but in fact it's water all over the place: a drain for sharp rocks… MMXXII
18 A rattlesnake's rattle Filled my hands with lead, Melancholy's favourite girlfriend, A rattlesnake's rattle Filled my hands with lead, Melancholy's favourite girlfriend, Because of her all day I keep sile… MMXXII
19 I walked on Primrose. It was Dusk. On the hill that here I walked on Primrose. It was Dusk. On the hill that here is called just — Hill. A steam engine hooted Out of sirens and… MMXXII
20 In the darkness that never once saw a morning The rays of a black sun Reminded me of gleam, the shimmer of mother-of-pearl, In the darkness that never once saw a morning The rays of a black sun Reminded me of gleam, the shimmer of mother-of-pe… MMXXII
21 You turned into someone else's block. Darkness shorted the street lamp out, and it, throwing crackle around, You turned into someone else's block. Darkness shorted the street lamp out, and it, throwing crackle around, was going… MMXXII
22 I read in the cellars of Versailles to old rats I read in the cellars of Versailles to old rats poems in French. A light-grey, pale pack squints one eye, drinks wine a… MMXX
23 In your stairwell the bulbs are always smashed. Apparently that's how someone In your stairwell the bulbs are always smashed. Apparently that's how someone hides an insides turned inside out. Thoug… MMXX
24 The skyscrapers swayed smoothly, Straining dejectedly The skyscrapers swayed smoothly, Straining dejectedly Upward. Beneath them cathedrals Frowned. It was January in the ci… MMXX
25 We all look like museums of fears, we go on judging We all look like museums of fears, we go on judging by the colour of skin, we put on a pious face, and at the same time… MMXX
26 Can I ask you straight out, Not over vodka? I doubt I'll destroy you with this. Can I ask you straight out, Not over vodka? I doubt I'll destroy you with this. These trends of what's going on Have ro… MMXX
27 Yesterday you stopped Eating for breakfast Good thoughts Yesterday you stopped Eating for breakfast Good thoughts You were left one On one with this Virus of words. Your dreams… MMXX
28 And grabbing air so hard that gills come out, And grabbing air so hard that gills come out, you catch with your mouth the Cosmos's icy freeze. Throat in a knot, With… MMXX
29 Neither white nor black, Nor pockets full of immortality: If only a shot of something fresh Neither white nor black, Nor pockets full of immortality: If only a shot of something fresh For ordinary heirs of the g… MMXX
30 That autumn day after day showered the trees with flattery. That autumn day after day showered the trees with flattery. And painted the leaves with fire with a touch of noble reve… MMXX
31 And there I stand smoke-soaked, surplus And there I stand smoke-soaked, surplus on the shoulder of memory before the Almighty. Without a hint of smoke, having… MMXX
32 Play parting with me. I see a secret meaning — to keep your smile Play parting with me. I see a secret meaning — to keep your smile until the next meeting, to run the events back, casti… MMXX
33 The shark is beautiful Dangerous, playful Those red teeth and that ginger mane The shark is beautiful Dangerous, playful Those red teeth and that ginger mane Blow up my little world I'm closer to th… MMXVII
34 To live in taboo At an amble, But in an even delirium. To live in taboo At an amble, But in an even delirium. To trust neither yourself, Nor your worst enemy. To cut the ends… MMXVII
35 The ball of reality is tangled, And there's no needle at hand, That knits the thread of what's actual The ball of reality is tangled, And there's no needle at hand, That knits the thread of what's actual And of the virtua… MMXVII
36 Thoughts about a future free of want, I laid morals down like straw. Traded off a growing dream, Thoughts about a future free of want, I laid morals down like straw. Traded off a growing dream, Tossed it screaming In… MMXVII
37 Wildly insane Unreasoning creature, In places Wildly insane Unreasoning creature, In places Golden-emerald, In chunks With bright paints Blown apart, Steeped in herb… MMXVII
38 Provocative speeches Pull at the tongue To pick the question up Provocative speeches Pull at the tongue To pick the question up And heave the load onto your shoulders. The growl of co… MMXVII
39 A fighter's deadliest weapon — Not fists broken in brawls, And not kevlar, not armour. A fighter's deadliest weapon — Not fists broken in brawls, And not kevlar, not armour. But the Maker's mark you miss at… MMXVII
40 An icy, ragged, lashing word Tore off the crown of leaves. Spoiled the weightless. An icy, ragged, lashing word Tore off the crown of leaves. Spoiled the weightless. Poured Tin into it. Can this really… MMXVII
41 You betrayed the ideal of the revolution, And it isn't that anyone got scared. It's calmer to live without lectures and scolding. You betrayed the ideal of the revolution, And it isn't that anyone got scared. It's calmer to live without lectures and… MMXVII
42 Kakitsubata — What kind of beast are you? Lightning-quick, Kakitsubata — What kind of beast are you? Lightning-quick, Steeped in thunderstorm from head to toe! Why do you climb i… MMXVII
43 The sharp razor of reason with one dangerous stroke Recut the soul's achievements. The sharp razor of reason with one dangerous stroke Recut the soul's achievements. The year turned into lost time, And… MMXVII

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