Eyes closed in love
are wide open in hatred,
staring at what is unseen in love,
and would never shut up again.
The unholy screams in love
turn into real curses.
Go to hell! Go to hell!
They echo, as if being repeated by a parrot,
till death, calling out names
not forgiven by love.
About the author:
Lü Yue has published two poetry collections Back to Breath, The Woman Who Marred the Ceremony and two other collections on academic research and criticism. Her works appear in major Chinese literature magazines People's Literature, October, Modern Poetry, Today, Writers, etc. Lü is the recipient of the 1st Luo Yihe Poetry Prize.
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