she sat there like a photograph 她坐在那里就像一张照片

of someone much further away 有人更遥远

we shared a brief bus stop 我们分享了一个简短的巴士站

on one of those inbetween days 这些插图中的一天

she gave me her smile 她给了我她的笑容

and I looked underneath 我看着下方

at the lipstick on her teeth 在她的牙齿口红

   

she asked me for a light 她问我要光

and if I thought her hair looked okay 如果我觉得她的头发看起来好了

we grew out of the small talk 我们长大了的小谈

into stuff strangers just don't say 进入陌生人的东西就是不说

we discovered we are both 我们发现我们都

pleasently furious half of the time 时间pleasently大怒一半

when we're not just toeing the line 当我们不只是正步线

   

we sat underneath the shelter 我们坐在底下避难

as the rain came down outside 作为雨下来外

the bench was cold 板凳是冷的

against the underside of our thighs 对我们的大腿下侧

I said I think we need new responses 我说，我认为我们需要新的应对

each question's a revolving door 每个问题是一个旋转门

and she said, yeah, 她说，是啊，

my life may not be something special 我的生活可能没有什么特别

but it's never been lived before 但它从来没有活过

   

we decided our urgency will wane 我们决定我们的紧迫性将减弱

when we grow old 当我们变老

and there will be a new generation of anger 又会有新一代的愤怒

new stories to be told 新的故事要告诉

but I said, I don't know if I can wait 但我说，我不知道我是否可以等待

for that peace to be mine 对于和平是我的

and she said, well, you know, 她说，嗯，你知道，

we've been waiting for this bus 我们一直在等待这班车

for an awfully long time 在相当长的时间