Romance


︎︎︎ Nikolay Shargorodsky

︎ Aug 24, 2024

fitness gives way to energy
energy gives way to work
work gives way to meaning
meaning gives way to romance

repetition gives way to memory
memory gives way to excellence
excellence gives way to love
love gives way to romance

change gives way to adaptation
adaptation gives way to normalcy
normalcy gives way to health
health gives way to romance

communication gives way to community
community gives way to establishment
establishment gives way to nobility
nobility gives way to romance

discipline gives way to stasis
stasis gives way to electricity
electricity gives way to novelty
novelty gives way to romance





























Nikolay Shargorodsky (Aug. 17th, 1992 — Jan. 21st, 2022) was a writer, poet, and research technician in Brooklyn, New York. His poetry appeared in the McGill Daily and his play ‘The Telegram’ was performed by the Douglas Theatre Company at McGill University.

You can read more of his poems in Issue 2 and here. ♥