Yurko Pozayak - 4 Poems

RAGGED WOMAN'S SONET 'BOUT LOVE

You entered me like spear
and then you dangled...


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QUASIAMOUR

Quasiamour - fascinating thing,
it pothers us so sweetly,
faux-anguish of the crazy heart,
Frantic suffering just for a moment!
Ersatz-beloved! You dont know
How quasi I love you!
Give me everything you got,
Give it to your fake-king!
Princess! Hurry! Undress yourself!
Princess! Hurry! Lie down on the mattress!
Ok - let's go:
Ersatz, ersatz, ersatz, ersatz!


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HOKKU

under this peartree
my daddy did me.
and now here’s doggy doing wee-wee



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Come to me tomorrow!
I will tell you the truth!
Come to me omorrow!
I will tell you the ruth!
Coe o e omorro!
I ill ell yo uth!
Co o e omo!
I ll ll u u
O E O E OO!
I I E U E U!

Translated by Volodymyr Bilyk