Lan Lan: Lines

　　　Lines
　　　　　by Lan Lan 　　tr. FAN Jinghua

Already it’s late. Before I
get lost.

I love this—
lunacy. This, the most pacific.

Love me you may with the experience that drags behind you
and yet I shun being fathomed with it.

I will be a way you get hold of the world:
things differ from each other and therefore
they are of the same kind.

About the poet:
Lan Lan 蓝蓝 (1967-), aka HU Lan Lan 胡兰兰, has published among others, three books of poetry: All My Life with Smiles 《含笑终生》(1989), Love Songs 《情歌》 (1993) and Internal Life 《内心生活》 (1997). In 2004, she is listed among the Top Ten most-liked contemporary women poets in China.



　　　短句
　　　　　　蓝蓝　

已经晚了。在我
迷路之前。

我喜欢这个——
疯狂。这最安静的。

可以拖着你所经历的来爱我但恐惧于
　　用它认识我。

我将是你获得世界的一种方式：
每样事物都不同因而是
　　同一种。