SOCIAL SPACE by romie lie

pic. by Marianne Chopard

■友人のスイスの詩人、ロミー・リーが、Covid-19をモチーフにした新しい詩を書いて送ってくれた。とても平易な英語で書かれているが、内容は深く、一読すると、心の奥の深いところから励まされる。日本語に直さず、このまま味読した方がいいと思うので、翻訳はしない。ぜひお読みいただきたい。





SOCIAL SPACE　　　by romie lie


come now.

sit with me.

it is raining

on empty squares

and streets.

memories are lost

in the mists

of nowhere.

come now.

take my hand

in yours.

do not be afraid

of death.

there is a soft tune

in the air.

sit with me

on razor's edge.

we are not

going to die.

see those buildings.

how empty they seem.

and the trees and

the bushes.

how lonely

they are.

as is this

old woman

in her room.

we are

lost.

we are not

lost.

in the spaces we've

learned to perceive

there are souls and

worlds. prayers and

condemnations.

what do we know

about this new entity.

nothing.

so come now

sit with me.

hold my hands.

i will embrace

you

fearless.

rain is falling.

night has come.

without moon nor

stars.

our empty beds

our empty plates

either stay empty

or

we fill them with

what was known

as hope.


4.5.20