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Hero Negative

Edward Limonov

This is my hero negative
He's always here along with me

I drink a beer,—he drinks a beer
He lives in my apartment room

He goes to bed with girls I do
My dark-skinned member hangs from him

This is my hero negative . . .
And we may see his elegant back
Around the city of New York
On any one of those dark streets.

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EDWARD LIMONOV, born in the Soviet Union, now lives in Paris and has published a number of books. His work has been translated into eight languages, and in English include «It's Me, Eddy» (Random House, 1983), and «His Butler's Story» (Grove Press, 1987).

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