You won’t leave me! You’re the warden.
I’m the convict. We’re chained in our lives.
And for both, one expulsion order
To hollowed emptiness applies.

And my temper is peaceful and passive!
And my vision is clear and fine!
Let me walk off, escort, I ask you,
To take a leisurely stroll to that pine!


Translated by Andrey Kneller

Source: http://english.tsvetayeva.com/