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Lost was peace and sense of mind,
Lost was reason and moral binds.
Lost was strength, the will to grind,
A yearning soul fled, only a shell confined,
The haunting weight of wounds left behind.
Amidst the chaos in daily life,
The silent soul remained amidst the rife.
It spoke nothing, just listened to others,
Bearing their pain as though it were its own burdens.
A heart that aches, a mind that roams,
A soul that yearns for untamed homes.
In silent wars, they break apart,
Yet still reach out to heal each heart.
I see you look at me
But do you see me?
Am I see through?
Could it be that easy?

When you do look,
What are you looking for?
Only what you want to see?
What if I'm something more?

Will you lie to yourself
If you see something different?
If I'm not perfect but maybe adjacent
Will that still justify a replacement?

I don't know what this is
I don't know why I form questions
To queries I want no answers too
Just to repeat the painful lessons

©2025
Still edging along
A tightrope, but now knowing
There's a safety net
To perish, to vanish
In fear and false treason.
The sheeps bear the savage,
Their minds plagued with poison.

Through the brain — a vile flood,
A foul stench left to linger.
The herd writhes in the mud,
Dragged down by its wringers.


In Russian:

Всемирный Загон

"Уничтожиться, канув
В этот омут безликий,
Прямо в одурь диванов,
В полосатые тики!.."
Иннокентий Анненский, "Тоска вокзала", 1910 г.


Уничтожиться, канув
В ложь и страх под фашизмом.
ТВАРЕЙ терпят бараны:
СМРАДы ставят им клизмы

Прямо в мозг — остаётся
Лишь вонючая жижа.
Стадо мучится, гнётся:
Весь Загон гаже, ниже.
Love’s rhythm is a mystery,
blown forth by winds,
from whence it came,
long searched for throughout history -
a match to spark a flame.
It blossoms, as doth a rose in spring,
yet may wilt within weeks or days.
Perchance love’s rhythm
will fuel the flame,
setting two hearts as one ablaze.

— The End —