八年后，女人获准

Eight years later the woman is given

在沙漠小镇边缘的一处房子里

a house for five months at the edge of town

住五个月。八月，沙漠是绿的。

in the desert. It’s August and the desert is green.

雨落时，她驱车穿越乌云，

When rain falls, she drives beyond the dark clouds.

途经一头静卧的羚羊，四肢蜷于身下

Past an antelope resting, legs under it,

昂着脑袋，一身白色斑纹；又缓缓绕过

head raised, white marks. Drives slowly around

一只沙龟。如果男人对爱情撒了谎，

a turtle. If the man lied about love,

即使爱是真的，伤害已然深重。

or even if it was true, there was immense damage.

当她醒转，便置身于爱情终结后的

When she awoke she was at the beginning where

起点，沿途处处是美景

love ends. Beauty everywhere on the road.

沉静充满她的身体，在清新的

Silence inside her body in the clear

暮色里，靠近墨西哥的边境。

Evening air, near the Mexico border.