© Sergei [bad word] Maslennikov, Melancholy, 2011

Anabioz

Dust is on the highway,
Traffic lane markings are pale,
I crossed the threshold
And found the animal’s trail…

Mess is in my visions,
Your phantom — beyond sparkling wall,
I made an incision 
And got in the derelict hall…

Wake up!
Your time [bad word] 
Shining curtain is just edge of the morning.
Rays of
The sun are so warm,
Look around and you’ll see: life is born again...
But something happened,
Something is wrong,
I can’t understand,
Why stasis goes on.
Your heart is still quiet,
Your eyes are still closed...
After Anabioz.

There’re cracks on the asphalt,
Trembling hands are covered by grime,
I found myself in
The amber hoarfrost of time…

The moon scar is in heaven,
The golden wormholes are on my way,
I’ve gone in tomorrow,
You stay in unlucky today.

Hear the scream,
See the beam,
Rasp off the ice from my heart,
Let it beat watt by watt.

Wake up!
Your time [bad word] 
Shining curtain is just edge of the morning.
Rays of
The sun are so warm,
Look around and you’ll see: life is born again...
But something happened,
Something is wrong,
I can’t understand,
Why stasis goes on.
Your heart is still quiet,
Your eyes are still closed...
After Anabioz.