Chrysogonus' Translation #46 - from Robbie Coburn & Michele Seminara

Kalvari

(Robbie Coburn)

Aku bisa memetakan sejarahku

menyaksikan air jernih menyusut

hingga menyisa di dasar gelas.

Saat kutatap lama imaji runtuh –

menggantikan yang kembali

mengalir sepanjang lidahku.

Tanah Kesedihan Kita

(Michele Seminara)

Sejarah mulai

membuncah sendiri.

Lama tatapanku

cukup menghujam tajam.

Lalu peta dari lidahku

menyempit ke dasar.

Lalu, gelas kosong.

Calvary

(Robbie Coburn) 

I can map the length of my history.

watching the clear liquid shrink itself

before beginning to pool in the base of the glass.

If I stare into it long enough the images can fracture —

replace what once again

eases back across my tongue.

Our Land of Sorrows

(Michele Seminara)

History is beginning

to pool upon itself.

The length of my stare

is long enough to fracture.

Again the map of my tongue

shrinks back to its base.

Again, the glass is clear.