我们每个人的身体里

There is something inside

都有某种东西

each of us

正在向过去快步奔跑

that scurries toward the past

历史在我们的身体里扎根

in our bodies a rooted history

可能在我们的前脚掌里

perhaps in the balls of our feet

有一种微小的渴望

a microscopic yearning

漂浮在脚掌的球状体里

that floats inside that sphere

在说着一种我们已经忘记的语言。

yearning in a language we've forgotten.

历史也扎根在我们的膝盖内部

History is too in our knees

在我们旅行时

in the ball that pops

会胀起和扭曲的球状体里。

& twists as we journey.

对于有幸已经变老

And for those of us blessed to be old

和有幸还年轻的我们来说

& for those of us blessed to be young

它生存在深埋于我们肚脐深处

it lives inside the tiny ball of skin

皮肤上小小的球状体里

deep inside the belly button

它让舌头发痒想要说出回忆中

tickles recollections from our tongues

从彼时起发生的故事的故事——

stories of stories from then—

历史生存于循环和球状体中

history lives in circles & spheres

漂浮

floating

一直悬浮着

always suspended

等待着被释放。

waiting for release.