it is a boat that lands
on the antelope of Athens.
run! unless he catches horns
of the sun, and then the wave
will break our fever.
come nearer,
to the parched steps of mausoleums
and drink sad cicadas
with sterilized beetles in their hearts.
Maria Barnes is an author based in St. Petersburg, Russia. She has been writing poetry in Russian since she was eight years old. Four years ago she began her journey through British and American literature and music. It has inspired her to create poems in English. Her work has been published in Sheepshead Review.