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Yaroslav Kulikovsky 19h

Вернулся я с бала...
Скучища смертная!
Слагалось по комнатам,
Быдло бессмертное;
Патроны расплавили
Дамы каретные;
Слонялись, и гнули —
Эксперты мы.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2019 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This is a poetic stab right into the face of snobbery. The ball isn't a pinnacle of taste — it's a dull parade of tired roles. The author isn’t just an observer — he's a saboteur, slicing through salon etiquette with a rhyme like a blade.

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Yaroslav Kulikovsky 19h

♠️ И Тарантина и Мальвина

И Тарантина и Мальвина
Пилили синего кретина,
Да так распарили дубины,
Что затрещал малыш по швам.
Эх, не выходит Буратино
И тут я вижу две причины:
Ну, или дело в Чиполлино,
Ну, или Золото не там.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Prague, 2023 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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In this grotesque fairytale theater, the classic characters collapse into modern archetypes. The missing “gold” is a jab at false ambitions. The poem defies literary snobbery — “clubs” and “Buratino” become metaphysical tools. Low-brow is the new honest.

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