MMXX · 2020

18 poems from this year.

01 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
02 Stop the taxi. I'm getting out. Or a bit wider Stop the taxi. I'm getting out. Or a bit wider open the window. Where are you taking me? An hour ago right where I need… MMXX
03 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
04 On the clock - a quarter to three, I have just turned On the clock - a quarter to three, I have just turned five minutes short of eternity. I saw how in a dance a candle fla… MMXX
05 The skyscrapers swayed smoothly, Straining dejectedly The skyscrapers swayed smoothly, Straining dejectedly Upward. Beneath them cathedrals Frowned. It was January in the ci… MMXX
06 And now the music has stayed with me with black branching notes, beaten in under the skin with explosive bars, And now the music has stayed with me with black branching notes, beaten in under the skin with explosive bars, merciles… MMXX
07 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
08 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
09 He's like a thief in a desert land, steeped He's like a thief in a desert land, steeped in dunes to the point of stupor, he steals in the garnet-and-sand afterglow… MMXX
10 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
11 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
12 Rain falls inside the fridge. Puddles are scattered all over the flat. I decided you won't find me among them Rain falls inside the fridge. Puddles are scattered all over the flat. I decided you won't find me among them And hung… MMXX
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 You flip through days — behind them people, and somewhere far off, You flip through days — behind them people, and somewhere far off, like a hive lives stirred up, in a moment dreams cut… MMXX
17 I was taught by Van Gogh's paintings, that God — I was taught by Van Gogh's paintings, that God — is Nature. Either horns of plenty, or the bullet of a young and viciou… MMXX
18 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

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