Multiplying in a column M by F
By Vera Pavlova
Translated By Steven Seymour
Multiplying in a column M by F
do we get one or two as a result?
May the body stay glued to the soul,
may the soul fear the body.
Do I ask too much? I only wish
the crucible of tenderness would melt
memories, and I would sleep, my cheek
pressed against your back, as on a motorbike . . .
Source: Poetry (January 2010)