On the first page of my dreambook

我梦之书的第一页

It’s always evening

总是傍晚

In an occupied country.

在一个被占领的国家。

Hour before the curfew.

宵禁前的时候。

A small provincial city.

一个偏远的小城市。

The houses all dark.

所有房屋黑暗。

The storefronts gutted.

店铺面目全非。

I am on a street corner

我在街角

Where I shouldn’t be.

一个我不该在的地方。

Alone and coatless

独自一人没穿外套

I have gone out to look

我出去寻找

For a black dog who answers to my whistle.

一只回应我哨声的黑狗。

I have a kind of Halloween mask

我害怕戴上一种

Which I am afraid to put on.

类似万圣节的面具。