Into English

I think I will translate
Forough.
Iam urged to translate
Forough

as soon as possible.
In my
hours, I find it is
very

private. It is very
private
to be in another's
syntax.

Look! a translator holds
up for
the flash, a hooked and
thrashing

bass. Lament. Lament, an-
other
says. I say let them have
it: the

think-tank wonks, the panty-
sniffing
critics, the consultant
for the

US Navy. Noble,
they call
it. These saviors into
English.

You?I
She asked a friend to bring her a window and a lamp
I ask a friend to bring me a window anda lamp
We watch the thronging, lucky alley

Who would I do it for?
myself
We wave to each other not
have forgotten even

as reader. I turn off
our light.