Mind Numbing(麻木的心)
作者简介:艾米·登波里顿·布克里,美国加州著名抽象派女画家,九四年始写诗。她的诗大多是写其对社会和家庭的认识和感悟。作品分别发表在《回顾苦艾酒》、《环球杂志》、《自由诗体杂志》、《诗歌之声》、《钢点季刊》等等。
麻木的心(作者:艾米/翻译:喻云)
我梦见,你在舞台上慢慢地死去
温和地越过年华
当你的回忆已经褪色
直到你梦到一把刀的边缘
我的记忆正尖锐无比
我宁愿你将远去
我可以继续这种宁静的生活
你,一个从不哭泣
从来都是笑对万物的人
他们告诉我,你流泪了
就像在咖啡里加盐
夜夜宿醉
附原诗:
Mind Numbing
I dreamt your death slowly,
in stages, kindly through the years.
As your memory faded,
so mine sharpened
until your dreamt edges held a knife.
And I would that you would go
then be held to this still-life.
You, who used to laugh at everything
and cry at nothing.
They tell me now your tears spill over
and salt your coffee:
morning after morning.