他们点着了我姨妈的房子

they set my ants house on fire

我就像电视上的女人一样大哭

i cried the way women on tv do

我抱着自己的腿

folding at the middle

就像五块钱纸币一样折叠。

like a five pound note.

我叫住那个曾经爱过我的男孩

i called the boy who use to love me

试着让我的声音“正常”

tried to ‘okay’ my voice

我说“你好”

i said hello

他说瓦森，你怎么了，发生了什么？

he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

我曾经祈祷

i’ve been praying,

下面是我的祈祷辞:

and these are what my prayers look like;

亲爱的上帝

dear god

我来自两个国家

i come from two countries

一个极其渴

one is thirsty

一个在熊熊燃烧

the other is on fire

两个国家都需要水。

both need water.

夜深了

later that night

我在膝上展开地图

i held an atlas in my lap

让我的手指划过整个世界

ran my fingers across the whole world

轻声问道：

and whispered

哪里会伤害我？

where does it hurt?

它回答说：

it answered

所有地方。

everywhere

所有地方。

everywhere

所有地方。

everywhere.