Metranil Vavin
eshleman's metro vavin
1943
This happened during war.
A horse appeared in my hallway by the toilet.
I swear it is true. Do you want to use my toilet, horse? I said.
The horse said I have been tortured by the Germans.
You can use my toilet anyway I said.
But he went off and I looked at my dog's legs.
I looked at my dog's legs when they bowed and he shit the bad stuff. I am sorry I said to my dog. How could my dog answer me.
But I had fed him food I had to share.
I had fed him my white scarf.
What does this poem have to do with what I believe.
My hunger was so big I wanted to kill and eat my little dog!
A horse appeared in my hallway by the toilet.
I swear it is true. Do you want to use my toilet, horse? I said.
The horse said I have been tortured by the Germans.
You can use my toilet anyway I said.
But he went off and I looked at my dog's legs.
I looked at my dog's legs when they bowed and he shit the bad stuff. I am sorry I said to my dog. How could my dog answer me.
But I had fed him food I had to share.
I had fed him my white scarf.
What does this poem have to do with what I believe.
My hunger was so big I wanted to kill and eat my little dog!
translated by metranil vavin from Russian into
French, and translated by clayton eshleman from
French into English.
the english versions are dedicated to denis kelly
French, and translated by clayton eshleman from
French into English.
the english versions are dedicated to denis kelly
Translated by Clayton Eshleman
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