Hi all! Decided to write some response poetry again to my favorite poems. This one is called “In fact, I only liked you” by Dmitry Bikov. I translated the poem from Russian to English. First part is the poem by Dmitry Bikov. Second part is my response to it. …

I hate being free, I don’t want to be sober. I hate not having you On my corner. I hate the person I see When I look in the mirror. I hate when I laugh While you are in sorrow. I hate my childish thinking Temptations to write you. I hate my weak will That didn’t dare to keep you. I hate…

You took a piece of me from me, And left me broken for a month… I became a stranger in my body And you were the master of mind. You took a piece of me from me, And made it seem you ever cared. Now Thursdays seem like pain to bare Wine tastes like poison in my…