“Wet, as if she had been licked...”

Wet like it's been licked

crowd.

The sour air smells like mold.

Hey!

Russia,

is it possible

what is newer?

Blessed, who at least once could,

even if you close your eyes

forget you

unnecessary, like a runny nose,

and sober

like narzan.

You are all so boring, right?

there is no Capri in the whole universe.

And Capri is.

From the glow of flowers

the whole island, like a woman in a pink bonnet.

Let's rush the trains to the shores, and the shore

let's forget, pumping the bodies in the steamers.

We open dozens of Americas.

In unknown poles we will endure rest.

Look how smart you are

and I -

Look how rough my hand is.

Maybe in tournaments

maybe in battle

I would be the most skillful grunt.

Vladimir Mayakovsky, 1916