Jacek Kaczmarski - Nie lubię

I don't like when they call me by my name
When every second word in the sentence is 'brother'
I don't like when they pat me on my shoulder
With smile shouting- long time no see!
I don't like when they read my letters
From behind my shoulder reading the content of their sheets
I don't like these who think that for everything
Punch in the bowed neck is the best

I can't stand when someone forces me to something
I can't stand when he wants to play me for pity
I can't stand when they step into my soul, their boots on
Especially when they try to spit into it
I can't stand flies that feed upon fresh blood
i can't stand dogs that tear a scrap of meat
I can't stand these that bluntly believe in themselves
Even when their own pace smothers them

I detest the feeling of helplessness
WIth which a hounded animal looks towards guns' barrels
I detest bad coincidences
That appear when someone reaches their goal
So I detest unexplained reasons
I detest irretrievable losses
I detest counting unfulfilled wishes
Before the last one is fulfilled by the kind hangman

I hate when my call is cut off
By the dry, metallic clang
I hate the shoots in the back of head
Towards salvos I feel only aversion
I hate myself when I coward
When I search justifications for my rascalities
When I smile to these who I serve
Although I hate them with all my soul!