This poem is taken from Stand 228, 18(4) December 2020 - February 2021.
Two Poems
With translations by Yuxi Zhao
木偶剧：永远无法知道的结局
设一个局，再布一个局中局
把所有的局外人都装进去
姓名与血肉之躯，难解难分
故事发生在某个雨夜
开场电闪雷鸣，木质的结尾
出人意料
Puppet Shows: It’s a Never-known Ending
To set up a loop, and a loop within the loop
To wipe in all outsiders
Names, flesh and blood; inextricable
...
木偶剧：永远无法知道的结局
设一个局，再布一个局中局
把所有的局外人都装进去
姓名与血肉之躯，难解难分
故事发生在某个雨夜
开场电闪雷鸣，木质的结尾
出人意料
Puppet Shows: It’s a Never-known Ending
To set up a loop, and a loop within the loop
To wipe in all outsiders
Names, flesh and blood; inextricable
...
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