Besides poetry, what more can we talk about?

除了詩歌我們還能談論什麼

Besides existence, death, women and sex,

除了生存，死亡，女人和性，除了

besides bright and sinuous forms, what more can we talk about?

明亮而柔韌的形式，我們還能談論什麼

Revolution is the tongue’s indulgence. Early spring night,

革命是對舌頭的放縱。早春的夜晚

a few friends and I, smoke and conversation.

我，幾個朋友，煙霧和談話——

My gaze fixed on that rock star’s face.

我注視著那個搖滾歌星的面孔

Outside, cars stream past on the asphalt.

車輛從外面堅硬的柏油路上駛過

Glasses in our hands, no miracles.

杯子在我們手中，沒有奇跡發生