Comparison

Kovalevsky Vladimir

I recollect, a woman stood               
In front of me. Sans exclamation,       
She slowly, with affectation,         
Her hidden garments has removed.      
      
And having scattered hair jet,            
By unconstrained easy motion,      
She viewed with arrogant emotion
Those my anxiety and dread.               

My feelings strained became, alack!               
The mind up was in the clouds,
The heart was fluttering aloud,
And sticky sweat ran down my back.

I stripped myself, as she had done,
And suddenly, in some obsession,
I saw my personal reflection   
Straight in the window, evening one.

Beside attractive, lovely dame
A guy stood in the window casing -
His curved lean legs were not amazing,
Protruding belly was the same.               

Unable to suppress disgrace,
Having abandoned hope for ever,               
In armful I have seized my ware
And, screaming down, left the place.