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Пьер Карден да Пьер Мартен —
Феерично и манерно —
Рисовали многочлен,
Получился буй трёхмерный.
Брали книжных телок в плен,
В буржуазные гримасы,
Накаляя этот тлен,
Гнали девочек в кассу.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2020 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is a sharp parody of aestheticized bourgeois taste and the hypocrisy of the fashion scene. The author uses grotesque imagery and hyperbole to expose a system where femininity is not a subject but a commodity. It’s poetry of anger, stylish satire, and anti-snobbery — where wordplay becomes a form of resistance. Not devaluation, but unmasking.
Огурцы особенно в апреле
Девушки едят чтоб молодиться,
Чтобы потекли ручьи и трели,
И чтоб ахуела Царь-Девица.
По ночам не спят о них мечтая,
Бэд-нот-бэд, по кончикам снуют,
Я другой страны такой не знаю,
Где салат так вкусно подают.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Paris, 2020 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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In this poem, the body isn’t an object — it’s a participant in spring. The cucumber becomes a symbol of ironic sexuality, the salad a kind of cultural ritual. Female embodiment isn’t erased here — it thrives, with humor, without shame or restriction. It’s a manifesto for the right to take pleasure in oneself.
Welcome, dear viewers, to the grand parade,
Where truth is bent, and facts are played.
The anchors roar, the screens turn red,
Yet the real news lies cold and dead.

A college burns, a future cracks,
But wait—did you hear? A YouTuber rants!
NEET leaks? Ah, that’s old and dry,
Let’s chase a scandal, make it fly.

A case in Bengal? A fraud, a fight?
Nah, let’s debate what someone liked.
Justice limps, corruption thrives,
But TRPs must stay alive!

They flash their screens, they raise their tones,
While real voices break like bones.
No watchdogs left, just circus clowns,
Spinning lies in suited gowns.

The fourth pillar? A shaky joke,
Sold its spine for corporate smoke.
So, here we are, just scrolling by,
Watching news channels live a lie.

— The End —