***[pohmell me yhises kehas]

pohmell me yhises kehas
lae all nagu udu
ja esikus ukselingil
nagu raske tolm
akna taga on unenägu
tooli peal Su sukad
põrandal midagi minu
voodi õhtuni tegemata
uuesti soojuse sisse
pohmell me yhises kehas
hoiab meid
mu naine

masin on kõrgel ja kaugel

© Indrek Mesikepp
From: 2004
Tallinn: Tuum, 2004
Audio production: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014

***[the hangover in our shared body]

the hangover in our shared body
under the ceiling like mist
on the hall door handle
like thick dust
a dream at the window
your stockings on a chair
things of mine on the floor
the bed unmade until evening
into the warmth again
the hangover in our shared body
shelters us
husband and wife

the machine is far above and beyond

Translated from Estonian by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov