×àðëüç Áóêîâñêè
áóäóùèé êîíãðåññìåí
â ìóæñêîì òóàëåòå íà
èïïîäðîìå
ìàëü÷èê ïðèìåðíî
7 èëè 8 ëåò
âûøåë èç êàáèíêè
è åãî æäàë
ìóæ÷èíà
(âîçìîæíî, îòåö)
ñïðîñèâøèé:
"÷òî òû ñäåëàë ñ ïðîãðàììêîé
ñêà÷åê?
ÿ äàë òåáå å¸
ïîäåðæàòü."
"íåò" - ñêàçàë ìàëü÷èê -
"ÿ íå âèäåë å¸! ÿ íå
áðàë!"
îíè óøëè è
â êàáèíêó âîø¸ë ÿ
ïîòîìó ÷òî îíà
áûëà åäèíñòâåííîé
ñâîáîäíîé
è òàì
â òóàëåòå
áûëà ïðîãðàììà.
ÿ ïîïðîáîâàë
ñìûòü
å¸
íî îíà òîëüêî
ìåäëåííî
ïëàâàëà
ïî êðóãó
è
îñòàâàëàñü íà ïëàâó.
ÿ âûøåë îòòóäà
è íàø¸ë
äðóãóþ
ïóñòóþ êàáèíêó.
ýòîò ïàöàí áûë
àáñîëþòíî ãîòîâ
ê âñòóïëåíèþ â
ñâîþ æèçíü.
íåñîìíåííî îí
áóäåò âåñüìà óñïåøíûì,
ìàëåíüêèé ëæèâûé
ìåðçàâåö.
from "The People Look Like Flowers at Last"
02.07.19
a future congressman
in the men’s room at the
track
this boy of about
7 or 8 years old
came out of a stall
and the man
waiting for him
(probably his
father)
asked,
“what did you do with the
racing program?
I gave it to you
to keep.”
“no,” said the boy,
“I ain’t seen it! I don’t
have it!”
they walked off and
I went into the stall
because it was the only one
available
and there
in the toilet
was the
program.
I tried to flush
the program
away
but it just swam
sluggishly about
and
remained.
I got out of
there and found
another
empty stall.
that boy was ready
for his life to come.
he would undoubtedly
be highly successful,
the lying little
prick.