She arched like a cat, Pierced me with a languid gaze — Do you really not remember: It was always this way. She leaned on the windowsill, Then shuddered, just a little. And I feel both amused and hurt — How you’ve finally laid bare. Charms, bliss, and efforts Vanished in a flash, like a dream, From the slammed shutters A moan bursts from my chest. It all flew away swiftly, Immediately erased, too. Calm down, little kitty, I’m not struck by you. * It’s not spring anymore, And we’re both no longer children, A chill has swept through On this autumn evening. You struck me for a moment, But it passed so fast: The drunkenness of smoke — Cleared up like glass. I know, my dear, you long To deceive me even now. You’re a poor actress today — As always, somehow. In the depths of your sober, Calculating eyes A hope has lit up — To intoxicate me, too. You’re beautiful as an angel In flesh and in dream, But I’ve left no space For you in my soul. * It’s not spring anymore, And we’re both no longer children, A chill has swept through On this autumn evening. I don’t need you anymore, Memory firmly holds The changed appearance, The bitterness of old grievances. Just now I’ve noticed — Dazed by caresses, Your fiercely wild, Brazenly inviting gaze. Do you remember, once, When we were children, We played carefree — Is there nothing left Of that innocence? Why has your life changed? Tell me. Raised with strictness… But better stay silent. * It’s not spring anymore, And we’re both no longer children, A chill has swept through On this autumn evening.
