crashing agony eclipse

碎心的痛楚

my contrived perception, beg mercy

迟钝着我强作镇定的感知，请求怜悯

the night his hand played at the back of my hair

在他的手轻抚我头发的那一夜

a car was waiting

一辆车在等待

it should feel natural to miss him

想念他本该是自然的事情

but we’ve had such little time

但我们只共度了如此短暂的时光

a shadow’s breath

阴影的呼吸

tea kettle mist, a dampness

茶壶的汽雾，纸上的

soon absorbed—gone …

水痕……

strangers waited in the car, they didn’t notice

陌生人在车里等待，他们没有注意到

that damp to the air

空气中的湿气

He meant to say something

他想要说什么

in the bruised, blue coming car lights

在那正在靠近的，蓝色淤青的车灯里

I quailed, ducked my head against

我闪避着，在炽热的愤怒中

a blistering fury, took off my coat on a

低头，在寒冷的冬夜

winter’s night, for his heat

脱下外衣，因为他的热

and watched him move away

然后目送他离去

to eclipse my heart again

让我的心再次经历日食

feeling him gone

感受他的离开

missing

想念

him

他