Of all the species

从那八种

of eight creeping things

匍匐而行的生灵中

I burst my pink peppercorn

我迸裂出

of DNA and became a bird,

粉红胡椒般的DNA而化作一只鸟，

like you.

像你一样。

I found your flanks

我找到了你的两侧——

wattle, primaries

肉垂、主羽

& tail feather.

与尾羽。

All our lesser holes-in-the-corner

我们所有卑微的角落缝隙

opened like mantles

都像斗篷般敞开

—the sun’s orange rind

——太阳橙色的外皮

flew out of the terrifying world.

从这令人恐惧的世界中飞了出去。