The Boundary Poem by Bei Dao

The Boundary



I want to go to the other bank

The river water alters the sky's colour
and alters me
I am in the current
my shadow stands by the river bank
like a tree struck by lightning

I want to go to the other bank

In the trees on the other bank
a solitary startled wood pigeon
flies towards me

TRANSLATED BY BONNIE S. MCDOUGALL

Bei Dao
Thursday, November 10, 2016
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