Igor Satanovsky — Poems in English Jumping to Conclusions Let's face it: we will all miss poetry. It's going the way of dinosaurs and printed books. Life is too difficult to reflect on, too shallow to complicate. Let’s make this transition as painless as possible, Аs one distraught poetry lover once begged me — Dear poets, please! Write only light verse On yr way out! Ya All Been Warned! A poem won't write itself. That's my job, and I am lazy for a good reason. If there is any possibility of not writing poetry, it should be thoroughly explored. It's not too late to reduce yr poetic footprint. Years ago I had this terrifying vision of afterlife: You get there, and hear yr poems loudly recited by the invisible chorus — for eternity. No parole, no escape. Think about it, why take a chance? Press delete, Start yr fires now! THE MARVELS OF POST-MODERN LIFE For Mike Magazinnik dress smarter smile wider work harder sleep tighter buy cheaper drive faster eat better die later dress cheaper smile harder sleep smarter work later eat faster drive tighter buy wider die better eat cheaper dress wider drive better buy later smile faster work tighter sleep harder die smarter buy smarter drive wider dress harder sleep faster smile tighter work better eat later die cheaper Pushkin and War The war is raging, Pushkin keeps on writing The war is raging, Pushkin keeps on writing The war is raging, Pushkin keeps on writing The war is raging on and on and on But Pushkin keeps on writing writing writing But Pushkin keeps on writing writing writing But Pushkin keeps on writing writing writing The war still rages on and on and on The Waking Dead Dreamt of zombies, woke up with a taste of somebody's brains in my mouth. A Poet’s Submission His supposedly unpublished poem was accepted for a magazine's forthcoming issue, but neither him, nor the issue were forthcoming enough. HIV Virus Poem some say it was an attempt to synthesize the elements able to go on outside of us, to get rid of those who mean us harm, because they are evil others say it's a punishment for the sins we're given a free choice to commit, coming from the same source it seems to be neither: to be warm and fed, to see a happy and healthy offspring: these are understandable motives of the new life finding its way into our own, striking gold in its eternal quest for paradise, promised to us, given to them A Play for A Synthesizer a mechanical voice speaks for two: at first sounds deep and hoarse: I liked it before: but not now: now I like something else: now it’s fine: the way it should be: to be better: it’s better: the other way: the voice mutates: climbs in pitch: now I got it: the face transpires the mask: the face changes: when one can’t see it: it’s hard to figure out: what you think: how to see the real you: now I see now it’s different: the voice slides lower: yes: yes: that’s what I am talking about: to see things: with somebody else’s eyes: it’s great: but you gotta be ready: I wasn’t: now I’ve changed: now I am: and it’s all fair: thank you: love: is such a precious feeling: and so well-armed: a metallic echo interferes: grows louder: drowns the voice: the voice struggles to break through at the top volume: HONEY: LISTEN: I HEAR GREAT NEWS: LUXURY CONDOS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON BRIGHTON BEACH: don’t ask for directions Nights turn her into the Great Bear: the convincing big dipper of her body: the shaggy head: the seven shimmering chakras remember: observe: get a clue: constellations don't take questions: they can only help you to navigate New Dictionary of the Progressive, part 1: Great Rescission terrorisk national theft torturist bomberism corpozens victeam peacetaker powerty bankonomy weaktory Guantanomore dronacracy whistleblowback disprosperity securiosity middle grass Sideways A beautiful sunset reels on: all is to end well: she is to call back: he is to change his job: one rainy evening: to walk out to his car: to wipe the windshield: to turn on the radio: to hear tango: to realize: we do live now in the new Argentina: ten minutes later: to return home: and: with a calm face: to sit down to watch the news: nothing terrible: from what's going on: in the world: Ezra Songs 1 ;just missed u; left these/ ;notes; to air n i c e l y ruthlessssss essssentials ; this post- naive /break- over /bicker- age takes more; gives more crap or drivel; watch out; natives are rustlers; 2 they thought clouds; not thunder they thought water; not fire u; at stake -- ;lost and found; Ezra; a human bang 3 still; small talk; ball in yr court; said;if ;deals fast ;did loom sad on film; dissed; lemon solipsism; small moon patches on the face ;(o); dust; form;s ;lime- hours 4 ;m ; mmmmm ; ;m 5 would be de- lightful; if sore 6 Ezra says ;as in general; spheres’ problem; should have a fix; energy spikes; naked ambition; calls her; hate- ful stupidity; faster velocity of writing; to the audience of one 7 skin thickens grows distant still bothers 8 stupor- wise; improbable; wha’ is this inner? trance- inducing glass? ;I engineered this madness; Ezra fell silent
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