Or feels endlessly ruinous, at least,

一切都在不停地毁坏，那么至少，

I’ll praise the trivial. I’ll praise

我要赞美那些琐碎之事。我赞美

in winter the half-foot of height

埃菲尔铁塔在冬天里

lost by the Eiffel Tower. I’ll praise

失去的半尺高度。我赞美

aspirin, which once was made

阿司匹林，从前它是用

from the boiled bark of the willow tree.

柳树皮熬制而成。

Because there is never

因为这愚蠢的世界

too much pleasure in this stupid world,

从来就没有多少欢乐，

I’ll praise chocolate. Decent

所以我赞美巧克力。不错的

sex. Out-of-body experiences.

性爱。灵魂出窍的经历。

New languages. I’ll praise

新的语言。我要赞美

Wayne Newton because this is perverse.

维恩牛顿，太变态了。

Tumbling through cold space

在寒冷的太空翻滚的

is an asteroid filled with murder.

充满杀机的小行星。

Sealed up in amber, pressed into stone,

封闭在琥珀里，压进石头里，

are bones of the long dead

是死去很久的大蜥蜴的骨头

super-lizards I loved when I was a boy

那是我童年时的最爱

and dying was not a thing

那时候没有人把死亡

anybody ever did. I praise

当做一回事。我赞美

in this instant my sprained ankle,

此刻我扭伤的脚踝，

my sore throat, my face

酸痛的喉咙，

which needs to be shaved.

需要刮须的脸。

I love you, all. I love the shadows

我爱你，爱所有人。我爱影子

inking the window to my right.

投射在我右边的窗户上。

Collection agent, what

讨债代理人，我欠什么债?

do I owe you? I don’t have it to give you,

我没什么可以给你的，

but I can imagine a life

但我能够想象得出

of obscene wealth. I can imagine

可恶的富裕生活。我能够想象

going so fast that time

因为走得太快，时间

slows down. Over there is

慢了下来。在那边

the wooden roller coaster

木质过山车

that is causing all this screaming.

引发的各种尖叫声。

I am screaming. I’m thinking

我尖叫。我正在想起

of my body. I am falling

我的身体。我正要

through sleep into hateful Thursday.

入睡，坠向可恶的星期四。

Tonight: I’ll praise whatever

今夜: 我要赞美即将到来的

is at hand. A new year. The apocalypse.

任何事情。新的一年。世界末日。