I Thought You Are My Enemy by Bella Akhmadulina. Short summary

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The lyrical heroine describes the story of her unhappy, past love. The final breakup of the relationship does not frighten the heroine, because she understands that it will be better this way.

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The lyrical heroine addresses her former lover. She always knew that her lover would hurt her. Now the heroine realizes that she has been severely deceived. Their whole relationship was a cheap game.

The lyrical heroine has before her eyes the places in which they were with this man. She recalls the occasion when her lover threw a coin in the snow to find out all about her feelings.

Thoughts take the lyrical heroine to the Alexander Garden, where her lover wanted to warm her up. He lied, thinking that she would deceive him, too.

The heroine grows weary of «lying like a crow.» The once close people break up. There is emptiness in the eyes of the former lover. It is foolish and absurd to save this relationship.

The paths of the heroes part forever. They will never cross again, because the woman goes one way and the man the other.