Living on the Top Floor of a Riyadh Hotel

人往高处走

by FLGeldhof

俱乐部层，是九层酒店

住在八楼之上的福利

People always strive upward.

那里可以俯瞰利雅得的全景

The Club Level—on the ninth floor—

灰蒙蒙

is a privilege for those who stay

像住在俱乐部层客人的眼睛

above the eighth.

From there, you overlook all of Riyadh:

去一楼的餐厅吃早餐

hazy and grey,

窗外是清澈的泳池

like the eyes

员工眼神干净，用水龙

of the guests on the Club Level.

清洗已经很洁净的地砖

Downstairs, I go to the first-floor restaurant

再回到顶层的时候

for breakfast.

窗外的泳池远远的

Outside the window, a clear swimming pool.

像深嵌在石灰岩里的宝石

A staff member, eyes clean and focused,

周围是那些灰色的

uses a hose to rinse

从未被清洁的

already spotless tiles.

高处的屋顶

Back on the top floor again,

the pool outside looks distant,

like a gemstone

set in limestone.

Surrounding it, those grey

never-cleaned

rooftops of the high places.