Miroslav Antić – Plavi čuperak

Plavi čuperak obično nose
neko na oku,
neko do nosa,
al ima jedan čuperak plavi
zamislite gde?
- U mojoj glavi.
Kako u glavi da bude kosa?
Lepo.
U glavi.
To nije moj čuperak plavi,
već jedne Sanje iz šestog “a”
Pa šta?
Videćeš šta – kad jednog dana
čuperak nečije kose tuđe
malo u tvoju glavu uđe,
pa se umudriš,
udrveniš,
pa malo – malo… pa pocrveniš,
pa grickaš nokte
i kriješ lice
pa šalješ tajne ceduljice,
pa nešto kunjaš,
pa se mučiš,
pa učiš – a sve koješta učiš.
Izmešaš rotkve i romboide.
Izmešaš nokte i piramide.
Izmešaš leptire i gradove.
I sportove i ručne radove.
I tropsko bilje.
I stare Grke.
I lepo ne znaš šta ćeš od muke.
Sad vidiš šta je čuperak plavi
kad ti se danima mota po glavi,
pa od dečaka- pravog junaka
napravi tunjavka i nespretnjaka.

English Translation

A Blond Lock

A blond lock is usually worn
by some over an eye
by some till nose,
but there is one blond lock
imagine where?
- In my head.
How can there be hair in one’s head?
Easily.
In my head.
That’s not my lock of blond hair,
but belongs to a Sanja from the sixth grade “a”
So what?
You’ll see what – when some day
a lock of someone else’s hair
gets inside your head a bit,
and you become lost in thought,
you freeze,
and every so often… blush,
start to bite your nails
and hide your face
and send secret notes,
then torture yourself,
then you study – but none of it makes any sense.
You confuse radish with rhomboids.
You confuse nails with pyramids.
You confuse butterflies with cities.
And sports and handiwork.
And ancient Greeks.
And in desperation, you just don’t know what to do.
Now you see what a blond lock means,
when it’s running through your head for days,
and turns a boy into a real hero
creates a wallflower and klutz.