Evasive Brits

Рамиро Лебедев-Толмач
I haven’t met
A Brit alive
In twenty years,
Though I tried.

And all attempts
To have a mate
Were doomed to failure
(What a fate …)

They crawl away
At breakneck speed
When I say “Hi!”
(They do, indeed!)

“But why is that?”
My conscience nags
- Behind my back
They see red flags …