酷我-北美枫

[星子]

Neither have I had the patience to read a long poem,
Nor have I had the skill to write a lengthy narrative;
so I cut short and leave space for you
and myself.
No, I don’t tell you everything,
what is the point?

But I do apologize:
you come here to see
that I am veiled.
Sorry I cannot present a peacock show,
for after a dazzling moment, the bare
emptiness is what remains.

Yes. I am a river.
Each time you enter
Is not the same.
Sometimes I carry you,
othertimes I overwhelm you.

So you must know me by now,
leave it as you like.
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[[ANNA]]

Neither have I had the patience to read a long poem,
Nor have I had the skill to write a lengthy narrative;
so I cut short and leave space for you
and myself.
No, I don’t tell you everything,
what is the point?

But I do apologize:
you come here to see
that I am veiled.
Sorry I cannot present a peacock show,
for after a dazzling moment, the bare
emptiness is what remains.

Yes. I am a river.
Each time you enter
Is not the same.
Sometimes I carry you,
othertimes I overwhelm you.

So you must know me by now,
leave it as you like.
_________________