THE OAR IN THE
SAND 他驶向但凡赛壬们所在之处, 把自己绑在船桅上,得以活命。 一幅坚定抵抗,或是脆弱的形象。 而唱歌者仅仅是天使。 而天堂仅仅是欲望,仅仅是非法之事。 驶向不完全的世界。 或是返回家中,杀死求爱者— 他们在那儿大吃大喝许多年。 但后来怎样了?我们从来没有谈到 这些。如果他继续张望,又将怎样? 如果无处可去,又将怎样? ----.《诗歌月刊》2010.6 The Oar in the
Sand
He sailed to wherever the
sirens were,
surviving by lashing himself to the mast.
An image of stalwart resistance, or weakness.
And the singers mere angels.
And heaven only desire, simply the illegal.
Sailed into the not-quite world.
Or returned home to slay the suitors
who had been feasting there for years.
What about afterwards? We never talk
of that. What if he goes on looking?
What if there is no place to go? --from Ploughshares,
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