On the first page of my dreambook

我那梦之书的第一页

It’s always evening

被占领的国家，

In an occupied country.

永远是茫茫黑夜。

Hour before the curfew.

宵禁前的时光。

A small provincial city.

一座外省小城。

The houses all dark.

房子全都黑着灯。

The storefronts gutted.

损毁的沿街铺面。

I am on a street corner

现在我呆在街角，

Where I shouldn’t be.

这不是我该出现的地方。

Alone and coatless

独自一人，没穿外套，

I have gone out to look

我跑出来是要找

For a black dog who answers to my whistle.

一条回应我的口哨的黑狗。

I have a kind of Halloween mask

我有那种万圣节面具，

Which I am afraid to put on.

我不敢戴它。