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You came 
because I was large,
because I was roaring,
but on close inspection
you saw a mere boy.
You seized
and snatched away my heart
and began
to play with it 
like a girl with a bouncing ball.
And before this miracle
every woman
was either a lady astounded
or a maiden inquiring:
Love such a fellow?
Why, he'll pounce on you!
She must be a lion tamer,
a girl from the zoo!
But I was triumphant.
I didnt feel it 
the yoke!
Oblivious with joy,
I jumped
and leapt about, a bride-happy redskin,
I felt so elated
and light.

Transcribed: by Mitch Abidor.

© Vladimir Mayakovsky