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Enough chattering violets enough sweet trash
I won’t hear anything know anything
Enough enough of all
I’ll say the last enough
Fill my mouth with earth
Grit my teeth
To break off you skull guzzler
To break off once for all
I’ll just be what I am
Without root without branch without crown
I’ll lean on myself
On my own bumps and bruises
I’ll be the hawthorn stake through you
That’s all I can be in you
In you spoilsport in you muddlehead
Get lost
Vasko Popa
Vasko Popa (1922-1991) was a Serbian poet associated with the Yugoslav Surrealist movement. Popa's poetry often dealt with themes of death, rebirth, and the supernatural. His work was deeply influenced by Serbian folklore and mythology. Popa was also a translator, and he introduced Serbian readers to the work of many foreign poets, including T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Dylan Thomas. He is considered one of the most important Serbian poets of the 20th century.