mere baaloN main ab gucHay paDay hain
main khangi-patti nahin kar sakti.
main ne khaana-peena choD diya hai.
jaan-na chahtay ho main tere liyay kitna taDapti hoon?
mere belt ko dekho, kaisay khula hua latak raha hai?
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I can no longer untangle my hair.
I feed on my own flesh in secret.
Do you want to measure how much I long for you?
Look at my belt, how loose it hangs?
-Anon (Six Dynasties)
Translated from Chinese by Kenneth Rexroth)
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