The Victory

By Anne Stevenson

I thought you were my victory

Though you cut me like a knife

When I brought you out of my body

Into your life.

Tiny antagonist, gory,

Blue as a bruise.1. antagonist: 对手，敌手；gory: 血淋淋的；bruise: 青肿，伤痕。The stains

Of your cloud of glory

Bled from my veins.

How can you dare, blind thing,

Blank insect eyes?

You barb2. barb: 刺伤。the air. You sting

With bladed cries.

Snail3. snail: 蜗牛，形容行动迟缓的人。! Scary knot of desires!

Hungry snarl4. snarl: 嗥叫，咆哮。! Small son.

Why do I have to love you?

How have you won?

我想你就是我的胜利品

虽然你像刀一样割裂我

当我从身体里将你生出

让你来到生命之中。

小小对手，满身是血

像创伤般发蓝，血迹，

你的像云彩般的荣耀

它却来自我的血管。

仍未睁眼的东西，茫然

昆虫般的眼睛？你怎敢？

你刺穿空气。你的

哭喊像刀片般刺痛我。

蜗牛！可怕的欲望疙瘩！

饥饿的哭喊！宝贝儿子。

我为什么要爱你？

你是怎么获得的胜利？