Ëþáîâíîå

Àëåêñåé Ìåäíèí
Äóìàë - ÷òî?
                    ×òî ïðåäñåðäèå -
                                                    ýòî êîøåëü,
Çâîí â í¸ì - ýòî
                            ìîíåòêè
                                          ñåðåáðîðåáðûå,
À àìîðíîñòåé
                           õî÷åøü -
                                          êîøåëü ðàñøåé
È ïîëîæü, ñêîëüêî æåíùèíà òðåáóåò.

Äà íå êëàë, à ðàçáðàñûâàë!
                                               Äçûíü,
                                                         äà äçûíü:
Õî÷åøü âçãëÿä ïî-êîøà÷üåìó ëàñêîâûé?
Èç  ïðåäñåðäèÿ ôäåñÿòü ìîíåòîê  âûíü,
Ïðîãóëÿòüñÿ - âñå äâàäöàòü âûòàñêèâàé.

Êàê  â÷åðà, ïàìÿòü øêðÿáàåò, õîòü  êðè÷è,
Ýòîò äåíü:
            ÿ, óñòàâøèé
                            èñêàòü ïðèñòàíèùà,
Äî ïîäúåçäà ïëåòóñü íåêîé äåâêå âñó÷èòü
Çà óëûáêó ëèøü -
                         çâîí ëþáîâèé
                                                 òàþùèé.

Íå âîçì¸øü?
                     È íå íàäî,
                                      Ñ äðóãèì ãóëÿé!
Íàñ-òî   æèçíü   ñëîæèëà  íå  øèïêî ãîðäûìè,
Íè÷åãî, ÷òî çà ãðóäüþ óæå íè ðóáëÿ,
Îïóñòåâøèé,
                 ïðîò¸ðòðûé
                                  ìåøîê ñ àîðòàìè.

Êàê îò èãð,
                   èçìåí
                              ñòàë èç êàìíÿ ðåçíûì,
Òàê   ïîáóäó   è   ñåðäöåì   êâàðöåâûé:
Íè÷åãî, ÷òî êâàðòèðû ÷åòûðå ñòåíû
Îêðóæàÿ, ñóæàþòñÿ êàðöåðîì!

×òî èç êàðöåðà, âûñêî÷à ñ êðèêîì êðèâûì
"Äà  êàòèñü  îíî ê ÷¸ðòó, áîæå  ìîé!",
Ðûäàþ
                äî óòðà
                                  äâîðàìè Ìîñêâû,
Øàòàþñü èñòåðèêîé îäâóíîæåííîé.

Îò óëèöû
                         ê óëèöå
                                                 æóò÷å áðåä:
Çàìîðãàë ãëàç-ëóíà,
                            òåíü ìàðøðóòêè -
                                                       ÿùåðîì,
Ò¸ìíîé íî÷üþ äîæð¸ò ìåíÿ èëè íåò
Îäèíî÷åñòâî!
                 Òû âäðóã...
                                 Õîòü òû -
                                                íàñòîÿùàÿ?

Íàñòîÿùàÿ   ðàçâå æ   òàêîãî   ïðèæì¸ò,
Êàê Ìàðèÿ,
                     ÷òîá âûðûäàëîñü
                                                           âåëèêîå:
×òî ëþáîâü - åñòü íå ëàñêàìè ðàçíûìè òîðã,
À îòäàíüå âñåãî,
                           áåç âîïðîñîâ.
                                                      Ðåëèãèÿ.

×òî   ëþáîâü -
                      ïðèïàäàÿ   ãóáàìè
                                                         ê   ãóáàì,
Îïàëÿòü èõ äî ìÿñà, â ïîæàðàõ   ìó÷àÿ,
Íî ïîòîì, êàê ïðè÷àñòíèê îñòàâèâøèé õðàì,
Óìîëÿòü
              î ïðè÷àñòèÿ
                                  ñëåäóþùåì
                                                       ñëó÷àå!

Çàïûõàâøèìñÿ
                              àæ
                                   çàáåæàòü íà àìâîí,
Îáîðâàâ
               òðèñâÿòîå:
                                   "Êîí÷àéòå áëàæåâî!
ß âèäàë è äåðæàë íà ðóêàõ áîæåñòâî,
Íàñòîÿùåå,
                      à íå ýòî
                                    âàøå âîò.

Åðóíäà, ÷òî òàáà÷íûé òóìàí îáíèìàë,
À íå äûì îò êàäèëà  êóðò¸íêó  ò¸ðòóþ,
Íå õèòîí.
                Çà ôàâîðñêèé -
                                           è ñâåò ôîíàðÿ,
Îòìåðöàåò,
              ðàç ðàé íàì
                            è â äâîðèêå ÷¸ðòîâîì."

Èñöåëåíèå.
                            Âëåçëà ðóêîé
                                                             çà ðåáðî,
Èçëàñêàëà     ÷óòü     áüþùååñÿ    óâå÷èå:
Òåëî ê òåëó - ïëîòíåå, ÷åì ê êîñòè ïëîòü,
Òàê òâîðèñü,
                   åâõàðèñòèÿ
                                      ÷åëîâå÷èÿ!