by Susan McLean

“Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building”
—The Guardian

Shklyarov, a dancer of great talents
who had condemned the war against Ukraine,
died in a fall because he lost his balance
(as ballet dancers are so wont to do)
on a high balcony. You’d best refrain
from knocking what your leader does, or you
may find that you have lost your balance, too.