Helen Ivory: Note to the Reader: this is not a poem

　Note to the Reader: this is not a poem
　　　　　　　Helen Ivory (1969-)
The pictures are falling from my walls
because the paint is too heavy.
Illusionary landscapes are real landscapes now.

No need for tonality or warmth of colour.
Now I write another poem that nobody will read.
There is loneliness in these words

I tell you the supposed reader in plain terms.
There is no need to hide behind poetry.
I won’t try to be clever with you.

　致读者：这不是一首诗
　　　　　　[英] 海伦·埃弗瑞 (1969-) tr. Fan Jinghua

我的四壁油画在朝下掉，
因为颜料太沉。
幻觉的风景如今就成了真实的景致。

无需颜色的色调和温暖了。
此刻我又写了一首无人有缘读到的诗。
这些字里有一种孤独，

我用朴素的说法告诉了你们，我假想的读者。
没有必要躲在诗歌背后。
我不会和你们耍小聪明。