if I had two nickels to rub together

如果我有两个镍币

I would rub them together

我会把它们在一起摩擦

like a kid rubs sticks together

像孩子摩擦两根木棍

until friction made combustion

直到生热燃烧

and they burned

它们燃烧了

a hole in my pocket

烧穿我的口袋

into which I would put my hand

我会把手伸进那个洞

and then my arm

然后是手臂

and eventually my whole self––

最终是我的整个人——

I would fold myself

我会把自己折叠起来

into the hole in my pocket and disappear

塞进裤袋里的那个洞，

消失在我的口袋里，或者至少我的裤子里

into the pocket of myself, or at least my pants

但在那之前

but before I did

像一颗古老的星辰

like some ancient star

我会抓住你的手

I’d grab your hand