Hunger 饥饿 by Jack Gilbert

饥饿

我的拇指
挖进那只苹果。
刮净堵塞的指甲
继续深挖。
拒绝月亮的颜色。
拒绝味道和记忆。
挖进去，甜果汁
沿着我的手令人不快地流淌。
拒绝那种甜蜜。
手翻过来，挖出果肉。
感觉果汁粘粘的
粘在手腕上。 皮肤搔痒。
进到木质的地方。
进到果核那。
继续。
不理会他人的话。
越过果核。


Hunger

Jack Gilbert

Digging into the apple
with my thumbs.
Scraping out the clogged nails
and digging deeper.
Refusing the moon color.
Refusing the smell and memories.
Digging in with the sweet juice
running along my hands unpleasantly.
Refusing the sweetness.
Turning my hands to gouge out chunks.
Feeling the juice sticky
on my wrists. The skin itching.
Getting to the wooden part.
Getting to the seeds.
Going on.
Not taking anyone’s word for it.
Getting beyond the seeds.