中国大好き

Xin Gang
BUDDHA DOESN’T EAT WORMY FRUITS

These are the words
the Buddhist woman said
when she gave back the fruits
I had donated.

I scratched out the worm
from the apple
and threw it to the chicken
in the chicken coop.

Translated by MW in December 2020

Xin Gang, born in Tianshui in 1989, 5:30 Poetry Society member. 《新诗典》小档案：辛刚，1989年生于天水，五点半诗群成员，新诗典诗人，诗观：写得沉下去。

伊沙主持 | 新世纪诗典10一周联展（2020.12.20——12.26）

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