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“Step over, leap across …” by Vladislav Khodasevich 🇷🇺 (28 May 188614 Jun 1939)
Translated from the Russian by Peter Daniels
Step over, leap across,
fly beyond, however you like, get through it—
but tear yourself off: be a stone from a sling,
be a star that breaks away from the night …
You lost it yourself—now look for it.
God knows what you grunt to yourself,
looking for spectacles or keys.