Paper horrors

(Sensations of Vladimir Mayakovsky)

If only
in the fingers
held
earth reins I,
I would
the land stopped for a minute:

  • Attention!
    Do you hear,
    feathers creak
    mechanical and simple,
    as if
    teeth creaking at the ground? -
    Human pride,
    Humble and get down!
    These people -
    on whither they are!
    Human
    gradually
    becomes a blot
    on the huge
    important
    paper fields.
    By the closets
    huddled
    human shadows.
    Man -
    sazhen.
    And a piece of paper?
    Lafa!
    Lives paper
    in the palaces of institutions,
    sprawled on the tables,
    kefuet in the cabinets.
    The tail grows
    on cloth
    in the shop,
    without galoshes foot,
    without gloves paw.
    And the papers?
    The basket is on the basket,
    and for the body of "affairs"
    millions of folders.
    You
    on the ride
    chervonets are there?
    Have you been to Madrid?
    Have not been there!
    And this
    papers,
    to float
    and went,
    yet
    bring up
    new post office!
    Become
    Legs-clips
    among the former strong,
    replaced
    instructions
    the power of the mind.
    People
    slow
    descend
    for the post of messengers,
    in service
    the owners have papers.
    Bumazhischi
    in the portfolio
    fit just barely,
    white teeth
    bare the rim.
    Soon
    people
    for residence
    get into portfolios,
    and paper -
    our apartments will occupy.
    I see
    in future -
    not my fictions:
    mouth horns
    yell about it loudly to us -
    will be
    at the table
    paper
    drink teas,
    little man
    under the table
    roll around crumpled.
    A rebellion would arise,
    to develop fire flags,
    tear paper teeth b,
    nuclei used to howl ...
    Proletarian,
    and in.
    unnecessary paper,
    as his enemy,
    completely hate.
    1927

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