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Myroslav Laiuk

SOW-THISTLE!

divest me of my name
sow-thistle

I want to become you
I want to grab foxes and roe deer by their legs
and not to scare them away
to tell the feathered listeners
the dreams seen by my roots
to hide a hoary snake in my bosom
and to warm her children
I want to know
where the herds of subterranean beetles pasture
where the moths with red bellies
and gray wings disappear to
how a locust’s heart beats
and how a flute goes through a marten
I want to hand-feed bears and crows

I want to become myself
sow-thistle

осоте!

осоте!

позбав мене імені осоте


я хочу стати тобою
я хочу хапати лисиць і козуль за лапи
і не полохати їх
розповідати птахам
сни мого коріння
ховати у пазусі сиву змію
і вигрівати її дітей
я хочу знати
де пасуться стада підземних жуків
куди зникають нетлі
з червоними животами і сірими крильми
як б'ється серце саранчі
і як проходить флейта крізь куницю
я хочу годувати з рук ведмедів і ворон

я хочу стати собою
осоте
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SOW-THISTLE!

divest me of my name
sow-thistle

I want to become you
I want to grab foxes and roe deer by their legs
and not to scare them away
to tell the feathered listeners
the dreams seen by my roots
to hide a hoary snake in my bosom
and to warm her children
I want to know
where the herds of subterranean beetles pasture
where the moths with red bellies
and gray wings disappear to
how a locust’s heart beats
and how a flute goes through a marten
I want to hand-feed bears and crows

I want to become myself
sow-thistle

SOW-THISTLE!

divest me of my name
sow-thistle

I want to become you
I want to grab foxes and roe deer by their legs
and not to scare them away
to tell the feathered listeners
the dreams seen by my roots
to hide a hoary snake in my bosom
and to warm her children
I want to know
where the herds of subterranean beetles pasture
where the moths with red bellies
and gray wings disappear to
how a locust’s heart beats
and how a flute goes through a marten
I want to hand-feed bears and crows

I want to become myself
sow-thistle
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