西红柿

我为爱等待了那么久
突然，它来了
站在花园里，双手捧着
满手都是被太阳晒得滚烫的传家宝。

很快，我们就能用它们做晚餐了。
用盐腌制，夹在面包片中间！
你的胡子变白了，我的臀部成熟了
信件堆积如山

电话无人接听，原谅我们吧
我们满嘴西红柿。
|我们忙着
渺小、饥饿、活着。

作者 / 乔伊·沙利文
翻译 / DeepL

Tomatoes

I waited so long for love
and suddenly, here it is
standing in the garden, hands full
of heirlooms hot from the sun.

Soon, we’ll make a supper of them.
Salted slabs between slices of bread!
Your beard silvers. My hips ripen.
The mail piles up.

Phone calls go unanswered. Forgive us.
Our mouths are full of tomatoes.
We are so busy
being small and hungry and alive.

Joy Sullivan