In the ironbound section near Avenue L 在附近的大街L时ironbound节

where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell 其中葡萄牙女人来见你卖什么

the clouds so low the morning so slow 云层很低，早上这么慢

as the wires cut through the sky 由于电线在天空切

   

The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground 桁和桥切割光在地面上

into little triangles and the rails run round 进入小三角形和铁轨轮运行

through the rust and the heat 经过防锈和热

the light and sweet coffee color of her skin 她的皮肤的光，甜蜜的咖色

   

Bound up in wire and fate 包扎电线命运

watching her walk him up to the gate 看着她走到他到门口

in front of the ironbound school yard. 中的ironbound学校操场前面。

   

Kids will grow like weeds on a fence 孩子们一定会喜欢生长在一个栅栏杂草

She says they look for the light they try to make sense. 她说，他们寻找他们尝试是有意义的光。

They come up through the cracks 他们拿出的裂缝

Like grass on the tracks 如草上的轨道

She touches him goodbye. 她倒是他道别。

   

Steps off the curb and into the street 离路边到街上步骤

the blood and feathers near her feet 血和羽毛接近她的脚

into the ironbound market 进入ironbound市场

   

In the ironbound section near Avenue L 在附近的大街L时ironbound节

where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell 其中葡萄牙女人来见你卖什么

the clouds so low the morning so slow 云层很低，早上这么慢

as the wires cut through the sky 由于电线在天空切

   

She stops at the stall 她停在摊位

fingers the ring 手指的戒指

opens her purse 打开她的钱包

feels a longing 感觉向往

away from the ironbound border 离ironbound边界

   

"Fancy poulty parts sold here. “花式poulty部分这里出售。

Breasts and thighs and hearts. 乳房和大腿和心灵。

Backs are cheap and wings are nearly free. 后背很便宜，翅膀几乎免费。

Nearly free" 近自由“