The theory is that birth is prompted

从理论上来说，分娩

by the child’s desire to leave the womb.

是由孩子离开子宫的渴望所驱使。

But in the photograph an unborn horse’s

但在照片里，一匹未出生的小马

neck strains inward w/legs scooped out.

颈部向内收缩，四腿向外伸开。

From this everything follows:

从这里开始了一切：

Swallow milk at the breast

until there’s no milk.

从乳房吞咽乳汁

直到乳汁干涸。

Squeeze wealth at the rim

Until tile pools claim it.

从边缘压榨财富

直到泳池索取它。

He swallows seed, his pride

until w/pale mouth legs

他吞下种子，他的骄傲

直到嘴角发白

she sucks the root, dreading

world to devour child.

她吮吸根部，担心

世界吞噬孩子。

Doesn’t the ground swallow me

when I die, or the sea

当我死去之时

大地可会将我吞没，抑或海洋

if I die at sea?

假如我死在海上？