中国大好き

Wang Lijun
ONE KIND OF FREEDOM

Poor dog
we say, laughing
at a dog tied up downstairs
who was set free in the morning.
He can only walk a few steps happily in the same spot,
as if the rope on his neck
was still there.

Translated by MW, March 2019

标签： animals, 王立君, dog, freedom, laughter, NPC, poetry, society, talk, Wang Lijun, 新世纪詩典

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