DEJAN ČANČAREVIĆ

(Serbia), born in 1975. He did not graduate in Serbian Literature and Language, Astronomy, Film Directing. He is contributor of Radio Pančevo, the newspaper Pančevec and the magazine Kvartal. Unemployed, finishing his studies. He likes Jonatan Richman, Tomas Pynchon, Chat Baker and Greece. He published a collection of poems Gravitacija (Gravitation, 2005).



A SHORT LOVE SKETCH

I love to have money
Just to be carefree
I love to swim
And talk to water
I love sand and lightnings
To curl up in the spiral
Heart of a singing shell
While walking along the shore
To become a big hug
Under the rain
Indescribably I love
The sea
I love
Riding
Slightly high
On my squeaking bike
Thoughts drifting
Between the traffic lights
Through the green air space
Although
I mind it now
Being kicked for a bit
By the years
I love to cuddle up
Before I go to sleep
Also back scratching
In the morning
My back not yours
You always go first
Then it’s my turn
Didn’t we agree
The erotic foot massage
Making breakfast
A cup of coffee
And I love the mewing cat
Playing up to us
In bed.

Translated by Dejan Čančarević