爭吵過後，一切顯得陌生。

After the argument, all things were strange.

他們站在那兒，為各自

They stood divided by their eloquence

良久沉默後的雄辯感到驚訝。

Which had surprised them after so much silence.

現在，有些事需要重新安排。

Now there were real things to rearrange.

詞語預示行動，而他們暫時

Words betokened deeds, but they were both

變得輕盈，試圖表現出

Lightened briefly, and they were inclined

一種友好，像陌生人之間那樣。

To be kind as sometimes strangers can be kind.

彷彿在一片叢林裏，他們突然

It was as if, out of the undergrowth,

闖進一塊空地，陽光湧入，

They stepped into a clearing and the sun,

手中還握著砍刀。某件事已經達成，

Machetes still in hand. Something was done,

他們並未全然察覺。

But how, they did not fully realize.

某種力量在生長，從這一刻起

Something was beginning. Something would stem

枝葉蔓生。它迫使雙方

And branch from this one moment. Something made

抬頭凝視彼此的眼睛

Them each look up into the other’s eyes

因為他們突然感到害怕

Because they both were suddenly afraid

因為除了彼此，沒人能給他們安慰。

And there was no one now to comfort them.