“I stood for long before the hell’s gates, heavy …” by Anna Akhmatova

“I stood for long before the hell’s gates, heavy …” by Anna Akhmatova 🇷🇺 (23 Jun 1889 – 5 Mar 1966)

Translated from the Russian by Yevgeny Bonver

I stood for long before the hell’s gates, heavy,

But in the hell all was just dark and calm …

Oh, even Devil does not need my levy.

Wherever shall I come?