Äèïëîìàò

Àëåêñåé Ïîæèäàåâ
Äëÿ ëþäåé
                     ñî ñâåòÿùåé èäååé,
Äëÿ ñòðàííûõ,
                            çàáûòûõ,
                                              ñêó÷íûõ,
Ãîâîðèòü
                  äèïëîìàò
                                      ïîñìååò
Ñêâîçü
               ïîäáîðîäîê
                                       òó÷íûé?

Äëÿ ëþäåé
                      ñ îòêðûòèåì íîâûì,
Äëÿ óìíûõ
                      ñ ëèõâîé
                                       ÷óäàêîâ,
Ïîñòàâèò
                   ñëîâà ëè
                                     ñòðîåì,
Êàê äëÿ
                øåëüì-
                              åðåòèêîâ?

È ëþäÿì
                  ñ áîëüøîé äóøîé,
À êàðìàíîì,
                         îáû÷íî,
                                          ïóñòûì,
Ðàññêàæåò ëè
                            îí
                                 î òîé,
Äëÿ êîòîðîé
                         óñû
                                 ðàñòèë?

Íåò, îí
              áîãàò è ãîðä,
È áëèæå
                 Áàãäàä,
                                íå ãðîò,
À ðîò
            ãîòîâ
                       ðàçèíóòü,
×òîá Çèíèí
                       çàñóíóòü
                                         òîðò.

×òî ïîäåëàòü,
                           âîò òàêîâ,
Óãðþìûé
                   ïîäëèçà-ïîìåùèê,
È ñêðÿãà,
                  è ïóñòîñëîâ,
È êîøåëü åìó
                           - âåùèé.