Poetry from Eva Petropoulou, translated to Mandarin by Yongbo Ma

Black and white headshot of middle aged East Asian man with thick short dark hair and his hand resting on his nose.

伊娃·佩特罗普卢·利亚努

怪异的日子

怪异的行为

人们迷失了方向

就像鸟儿或鲸鱼一样

他们失去了方向感

他们互相残杀

他们嫉妒

他们不愿与邻居共享最好的

地球厌倦了人类

Middle aged European light skinned woman with shoulder length short brown hair, lipstick, and a blue and tan scarf.

Strange days

Strange behaviour

People are not going to correct direction

Like birds or whales

They lost their orientation

They are killing eachother

They are jealous

They don’t want the best of the neighbor

Earth is tired of humans

被遗忘

我们曾祈求不被遗忘……

但我们却忘记了生活

我们忘记了爱

我们忘记了对那些曾经帮助过我们的人说声你好,说声谢谢!

我们曾祈求耐心

我们曾祈求善良

但他们从未教导我们关于自私的人

关于邪恶的人

他们如同毒蛇,就在我们身边

等待着我们的时刻

那些微小的时刻

到来

然后毁灭我们

我们曾祈求相信自己

我们曾祈求积极向上

但他们从未解释过

我们将是唯一一个必须做到这一点的人

因为人们忙于发动战争

赚钱

攫取权力

我做了他们要求我做的事,但我却被遗忘……

在战场上……

Forgotten

We have asked not to be forgotten….

But we forget to live

We forget to love

We forget to say hello and thank you to people they were there for us!!

We asked to be patient

We have asked to be kind

But they never teach us about the selfish person

The evil people

They snakes they are among us

That are waiting for our moments

The small moments

To come

And destroy

We have asked to believe in ourselves

We have asked to be positive

But they never explained that

We will be the only that we must do that

As people are occupied with make war

Make money

Have power

I do what  they asked but i walk forgotten….

In the battle field…

女人们

我在想,我自由吗?

你觉得自由吗?

每天我都走在充满无限可能和机遇的街道上……

但没有人注意到我

因为我是个女人……

女人被利用的程度简直难以言喻……

从出生那天起

女人就需要教育孩子

为孩子做饭

教他思考……说话……

行动……

女人要做的事情太多了

但之后呢……

女人需要

女人渴望

女人的话语

一个不存在的人

直到有一天

你看着镜子

你看到你的脸

你看到你的心

你看到你的身体

你却认不出自己

因为你已经被利用了

被拒绝利用了

被孤独利用了

被虚伪的人利用了

被错误的决定利用了

失去了信仰!!!

Women. 

I was wondering if I am free? 

Do u feel free? 

Nooo 

Every day I walk in a street of possibilities and opportunities.. 

But nobody look at me 

As i am a woman.. 

It is unspeakable how much a woman is used.. 

From day one 

A woman needed to educate the child 

To cook for a child 

To learn him how to think.. Speak.. 

Act..  

A lot for a woman to do 

But what happens after..

A woman need 

A woman wish 

A woman word 

Inexistant person 

Until one day 

You will look at the mirror 

You see your face 

You will see your heart 

You will see your body 

And u will not recognize it 

Because u will be so used 

Used from the rejection 

Used from the loneliness 

Used from the fake people 

Used from the bad decisions 

Without faith!!

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