English

BEHEMOTH: FOR HELENA QI HONG

My other self has a stronger presence
On the other side of this planet, firmly set
In a different time zone, where I could flirt freely
With Qi Hong, the girl I might well have
Pursued, should I not decide to concentrate
Upon my teenager ambitions

But I am sitting still
There among young trees on a hilltop, lost in a mood of
Meditating about how the other half of the world
Is rotating around the darkness of tomorrow, &
How all my past concerns are burning to ashes, one
By one, as in a summer forest fire far beyond the skyline

WHEREVER I WANDER IN THIS WORLD: FOR QI HONG

Each time I miss you

A bud begins to bloom

So you are surrounded by flowers

Everywhere you go

Each time I miss you

A dot of light pops up

So you are illuminated by a whole sky

                           Of stars through the night

Translated by the poet