我告诉霍普，感觉我身体里所有的

I told Hope it felt like all the cells

细胞都已死去并被更替。

in my body had turned over & died.

所以如今它们在倍增：傍晚我渴望

So now they multiply: evenings I crave

红肉；清晨，蛋黄和滴蜡。

red meat; mornings, egg yolk & candlewax.

你的声音穿过电话，将手指按进

Your voice through the phone presses its finger

我右髋的柔软凹陷处。

into the soft hollow on my right hip.

离你两百英里，我浑身汗湿着入睡，

Two hundred miles from you, I go sweaty

醒来时像雨后般幽暗而丰饶。

to bed, wake up rain-darkened & fertile.

树木因距离而浓密生长，你说

The trees grow thick with distances & you say

你在寻找征兆和异象：

you’re on the lookout for signs & wonders:

歌鸟、豆娘、古老曲调的游丝。

songbirds, damselfly, strains of old music.

九月潮湿而仍旧炎热。苹果的香气弥漫。

September is wet & still hot. Smell of apples.

将你含在我的齿间。我现在明白了，

Taking you between my teeth. I see now,

为什么人们会为此舍弃一生。

why people leave their lives for this.