MMXVII · 2017

35 poems from this year.

01 In the days, When fingers wove like vine, Where across the rooftops walked In the days, When fingers wove like vine, Where across the rooftops walked Eyes undiluted by alcohol The ground slid aw… MMXVII
02 Dazzlingly white The snow drops peaks from the sky. Piercingly howls Dazzlingly white The snow drops peaks from the sky. Piercingly howls The milky desert's Eternal race of ice. It blinds… MMXVII
03 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
04 If some people lived only rightly And others – not so much, If some people lived only rightly And others – not so much, Then the brain would float not in a grey, But in a white or… MMXVII
05 Every day, beside myself, I aim a tornado At the house burned down by loving. Every day, beside myself, I aim a tornado At the house burned down by loving. All that's needed For life is love. I cou… MMXVII
06 Don't forget why you're here, What you daydream of every hour! Tear but don't tear through that thread, Don't forget why you're here, What you daydream of every hour! Tear but don't tear through that thread, That briskly ho… MMXVII
07 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
08 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
09 You're curious, like, what am I up to? What difference does it actually make? Because only in your head am I a troublemaker. You're curious, like, what am I up to? What difference does it actually make? Because only in your head am I a troublem… MMXVII
10 How deep into a person's consciousness To fill up the virtual world. To become the centre of the digital age, How deep into a person's consciousness To fill up the virtual world. To become the centre of the digital age, To find o… MMXVII
11 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
12 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
13 The tenth prophecy in the distance, The spirituality of a business society? A fair distribution of wealth The tenth prophecy in the distance, The spirituality of a business society? A fair distribution of wealth Without extra… MMXVII
14 A beautiful face, A clear intonation, An anxious breathiness, A beautiful face, A clear intonation, An anxious breathiness, Tremor and grace. Broadcasts messages from the screen, Th… MMXVII
15 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
16 No sense in pushing on further, Not a platoon but a regiment of nerves. Squeeze the trigger, and at your feet No sense in pushing on further, Not a platoon but a regiment of nerves. Squeeze the trigger, and at your feet A seasone… MMXVII
17 Measured breathing, The load of a long distance. Gradual getting used to it Measured breathing, The load of a long distance. Gradual getting used to it And a reboot. A state of meditation. Smooth… MMXVII
18 You're the silver fox yourself And a braggart! I've seen plenty like you, You're the silver fox yourself And a braggart! I've seen plenty like you, For you it's enough to act like a nutcase, Wh… MMXVII
19 I am independent Beautiful and Clever High-mountain and rare grass! I am independent Beautiful and Clever High-mountain and rare grass! To find myself a pastime, A flight of thinking, an… MMXVII
20 Tell me about yourself. I've forgotten about people. Among the white shards Tell me about yourself. I've forgotten about people. Among the white shards Of the ice of dead seas. Tell me about home… MMXVII
21 Tucked inside the devil's coat, Under the ocean's moan Got me a sail down from the sky Tucked inside the devil's coat, Under the ocean's moan Got me a sail down from the sky Of night and stars The polar uni… MMXVII
22 A crime against nature. Too grandiose, is it..? Anticipating the features of the breed A crime against nature. Too grandiose, is it..? Anticipating the features of the breed It's no joy waiting for your sha… MMXVII
23 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
24 I laid out a garden Of living stones A coral façade I laid out a garden Of living stones A coral façade Of bright shadows. Of the sea's depth A storm of shades. The light… MMXVII
25 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
26 We are the wrappers of our own mind, Garish cases. On brands We are the wrappers of our own mind, Garish cases. On brands and assorted slogans We feed and entertain ourselves. And… MMXVII
27 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
28 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
29 They're prepping us for the meeting With the planets' new resident. Made by a genius's hand, They're prepping us for the meeting With the planets' new resident. Made by a genius's hand, Artificial intelligence. E… MMXVII
30 The dogs of Catalonia wag their tails at me. Let's do it without irony, The dogs of Catalonia wag their tails at me. Let's do it without irony, people come at them with a question: Did you de… MMXVII
31 How hard it is to meet kind eyes At rush hour, and in an overpacked carriage Hoping the crowd won't chew you up How hard it is to meet kind eyes At rush hour, and in an overpacked carriage Hoping the crowd won't chew you up And you… MMXVII
32 Grown up for a long time now, it seems, And you understand, that this option isn't yours, Grown up for a long time now, it seems, And you understand, that this option isn't yours, But you reach out just to be… MMXVII
33 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
34 The aftertaste of meetings, The residue of beautiful movements From the neck to the curve of the shoulders. The aftertaste of meetings, The residue of beautiful movements From the neck to the curve of the shoulders. Of careful… MMXVII
35 To live, The instinct of self-preservation To jam without mercy To live, The instinct of self-preservation To jam without mercy To breathe over the abyss, To burn out with no result,… MMXVII

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