The student is curious
he cuts in the deceased
according to the surgical guide
as the master he wants to be
Bodies are interesting
to discover during the holidays
and later give explanations
to the other students, in passing
The farmers watch in silence
how man is an animal
a large species of frog
they don't care about science
Oh dear, fresh blood, give me hellstone
quick, take the bottle from your bag
to disinfect the wound, burn it
away to a large black hole
The district doctor shakes his head
how could mister student think
he would have money
for something so precious as silver!
Hellstone is the name for AgNO3 (silver nitrate oxide)
“Otcy i deti” (“Fathers and children”/“Fathers and sons”, 1862, Ivan Turgenev)
Collection "BloodTrunk"