Spy

I had an unpleasant dream

That I was a spy

And as much as I want to

To play that role

This dream led on

Orders and superior deeds

Some connections, conventional signs

What made me do it

No matter - more drive

The sooner it's over

The better

I am still fulfilling my task.

Here is the first goal

I did an important thing

It all went by so fast

And I've moved on

And I see our guys right there

You just have to get away

And as it always happens

When you know the truth

There's no way to escape

From yourself easily and in advance

Only lying faces,

Fattened up, not worth knowing

I've already been interrogated

What exactly

You were trying

Why did we see you in the street

And what I was doing

Where did I go on business?

They asked with such sincerity

I could not have thought of a better one

It's like they've forgotten everything

To hell with their mother

This is just the beginning.

To be continued.

What if I really am

On their business

And I know everything the Muscovites need

They'll believe everything

And they'll pay for it

Fools who climb without end

And it didn't feel so bad anymore

When I realized

The spy job was a success

Everything was hidden from the Muscovites

No one realized

What happened

I woke up and saw the light.

And all my affairs are gone.

Though I grasped the beginning

And everything became better

I had a spy feeling

In the first days of the war, it happened.

Ilya Baranov, July 19, 2022