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Пиздастрадал пиздаконтроль —
На стуле Янка Супер-сутер,
На карандаш берет любовь
И загружает темпо в убер.
И дохли розы под наркозом,
И рифмовались к буржуЯм,
Мы ж ебанем салат мимозу
За число Пи и первый лям.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Prague, 2020 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem turns chaos into choreography. With sharp rhythm and wild imagery, it captures a woman’s unapologetic command of her reality — from taking love “on a pencil” to ordering tempo in an Uber. Nothing is sacred, everything is hers to remix. Even Pi and mimosa salad. It’s not just rebellion — it’s style as survival.
Супер Б была матрёшкой —
Тем и этим понемножку.
Поварёшкой прикрывала
Ах, как дерзкое начало.
Только покрывало знало
Её первую одежку,
Ту, в которой изумрудом
Светит солнце для верблюдов.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Berlin, 2023 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem paints the layered myth of a woman — a matryoshka doll wrapped in irony, sensuality, and domestic symbolism. Beneath humor and culinary metaphors lies a vivid assertion of ****** autonomy. The female form here is not hidden or shamed — it shines, playful and defiant, like an emerald sun in the desert. A subtle yet potent manifesto of body as a right — to own, to enjoy, to radiate.
Кобылки сходили с дистанции,
Ликовала только Констанция,
Кто-то стал ура-визажистом,
Колхозницей с мужем стилистом.
И только насосная станция
Неслась по тропе террористов,
В тапок к последней инстанции —
Хуяк — и в дамках с министром.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2019 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is like a riot at a fashion show. There are no weak characters here—only different strategies. Some drop out, some level up. But the heroine, after riding through the chaos, wins her game. It’s about a woman’s right not to be ideal, but to be effective. Not an angel, but a force of power.
После спортзала и порева,
С маникюром и на бровях,
В поле боя рулит гонево —
Пощипать молодых цыплят.
Боевой раскрас ахуенный —
Аватар на млечном пути.
И сквозь джунгли, как танк довоенный,
Хацапетовка рвётся в жюри.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2019 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power

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This poem is about female strength, grotesque flair, and the freedom of self-presentation. It's an ironic battle march of a modern heroine — from the gym, with bold makeup, through the minefields of stereotypes, into the jury of life. Behind the humor lies deep respect for the right to be fierce, visible, and to define one’s own femininity.
Она рыдала в туалете
Гостиницы «Континенталь» —
Её ебали те и эти,
И вдруг себя ей стало жаль.
И вдруг однажды на рассвете
Она решила полюбить,
Но, как листали те и эти,
Никак уже ей не забыть.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Paris, 2021 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power

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This poem captures an inner turning point — the moment when the past no longer defines you but becomes a stepping stone. The heroine is not a victim, but someone capable of rewriting her story. It's a poetic statement: I remember, but now I choose to love.
I’m always watching myself
watch the world.
Even in love,
I’m already narrating the ending.

I turn silence into stanzas.
Affection into evidence.
Every kiss, a metaphor.
Every absence, a motif.

People think I’m honest.
But really,
I just edit well.

Half of what I write
never happened.
The other half
happened too hard.

I’ve written the same heartbreak
fourteen different ways.
Gave it a new name.
Gave it better dialogue.
Made him softer
so the betrayal feels worse.

I say I’m writing for me,
but I’m always picturing the line
someone might underline
and send to their ex
at 2:03 a.m.

I’ve performed pain
like a dress rehearsal—
highlighted the devastation,
downplayed the shame,
cut the part where I begged
and called it pacing.

There are poems
that made people cry
and replies I never opened.
Because if I read them,
it might mean
I was never alone in it.
And I don’t know
if that would feel better
or worse.

Some nights I write
like I’m searching for proof
that it happened at all.
That he said it.
That I felt it.
That I was the kind of girl
someone could ruin
on purpose.

And if the writing is good enough,
maybe I don’t have to go back.
Maybe I don’t have to forgive him.
Maybe I just have to
survive it beautifully.

So I sharpen the line.
I fix the form.
I leave the ending open.
I publish the ache.

And I tell myself
that counts
as closure.

The betrayal was real.
The good lines were mine.
And maybe closure
doesn’t come in paragraphs—
maybe it’s just a quiet night
I don’t turn into a poem.

— The End —