I’m alright. He has informed me plainly, Told me not to hide, and I step forth: Everyone who wronged me and betrayed me Will be punished by the One I Serve! I don’t know how: by a jackknife’s slash, Or will their house burn down into ash, Or will they be demoted, crushed, imprisoned… When? I have no idea. Maybe even Tomorrow, or in years, or it’s done Already! Fate will not be outrun! You cannot race against it on a spare. You cannot seep through it or go around. So I’m alright. It’s true: for all I care, Let stones, hail, or bullets strike you down!
© Vadim Astrakhan. Translation, 2020