Михаил Ножкин - Заборы
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I adore nature.
It protects my health.
Regularly, on Saturdays,
I escape to the Moscow region.
To swim in the river.
To climb the forest and mountains.
But I can't get to them.
There are only fences all around!

Brick, massive
three-meter-high fences.
Board, cobblestone.
Almost a kilometer long.
And there's no road or path.
And you can't drive or walk.
Because of the fences, that's the problem.
You can't see nature!

Why do people need fences?
Fences create controversy.
Fences hinder people.
When will we forget about them?

I know a family
Speculators and thieves
Like them, try to live like that
They live the best in the area
Three cars, dachas, nags
Five workers to boot
And a pack of chained German shepherds
Near a mighty fence

There's an impressive fence
Like a mighty wall
And along the fence is wire
Rusty, barbed
But life is easy behind the fence
There they drink "bird's milk"
There modern crooks
The bourgeoisie lives!

Why do people need fences? Fences breed arguments
Fences hinder people
When will we forget about them?

Our boss is a big shot
He's a civil servant by birth
A paper pusher by vocation
And a blockhead by conviction
He's undoubtedly more important than us
And much more senior in salary
Eighteen telephones
And four secretaries!

He grew terribly proud of his ranks and salaries.
He fenced himself off from the people with a fence of authority.
A king of officialdom, a god of officialdom.
And all those of lower rank are bad.
Because of their fence,
They can't see anyone!

Why do people need fences?
Fences breed arguments.
Fences hinder people.
When will we tear them down?

I fell in love like a boy.
For the first time, and forever.
But her family is too.
They are such funny people.
Hearing that I am a worker.
Having never seen me.
Suddenly they decided that our daughter is not fit for a career as a mechanic!

She, they say, has blue blood.
And he, they say, has red blood.
With a fence of pedigree.
They surrounded her, the unfortunate one.
As if in defiance of them.
You can't just wave over the fence.
As if blue blood is more important than love?

Why do people need fences?
Fences create controversy.
Fences hinder people.
When will we tear them down?

A man, for example, died.
He passed on to the next world.
And in this world, a number appeared.
Across the grave, a multi-ton cross was erected.
But something else was needed.
And iron, and concrete.
They surrounded it with a fence!
He doesn't need a fence.
He's within reach of heaven.
But his relatives are nimble.
They lock the gate.
He lies behind bars.
But he can't escape anyway.
A fence is built around him again.
So, he died in vain?!

Why do people need fences?
Fences create controversy.
Fences hinder people.
When will we forget about them?!