On the Coplexity of Russian Names
V as in Victor,
A as in Angel,
S as in… alas, there are no English words starting with S and visiting my mind right now, but that’s the last letter in alas
I as in I
What? Yes, I mean I as in I mean, like you would say I mean meaning yourself,
Wait, we were there already,
N - no, you see I counfuse it all myself,
L… as in love? Yes, thank you very much,
I as in iceberg,
N as in no,
A as in wait, what was it, Los Angeles, but not Los, simply Angeles,
Will it work?
Spelling my name out for 17267th time, I think
I should have invented something that would make it easier to spell,
At least to think a little bit ahead of time
About what kind of s-words I might remember.
Next time I’d reiterate, NATO/military style:
Victor
Alpha
Sierra
India
Leone
India
Nile
Alpha
Vesta
Adam
Samuel
Isaiah
Layan
Isaiah
Noah
Aleph
Vijnanavada
Anathema
Simuliidae
Itinerary
Labyrinthine
Incongruence
Neocortex
Amalgamation
Or, Void April September Inn Long Idle November Argument Better yet Vishnu Ants Sovereignty Illinois Lament Iguana North Adagio
I would probably invent a billion lists
Of strange things
In an attempt to help
To spell out my name.