Almost All

 

almost all European firearm manufacturers
import cotton from China
almost
and all
Tarkovsky said man needs man
cannons and gunpowder need cotton
a thousand grams of cotton linter make a thousand bullets
piercing through the enemy's flesh
that white and soft vegetation
hides immense violence
massacres are rational; war criminals
can appear gentle, marry, raise children
have cats and dogs, grieve
shed tears, fart, squirt
money is better than paper for ass wiping
cotton money can be laundered over and over
dollars, yuan, euros, rupees…
exchange rates fluctuate, cotton percentages steady
capitals circumnavigate the world countless times
before they reach cotton farmers's hands
cotton made into shrouds
delivered into everyone's hands

 

 

几乎所有

 

几乎所有欧洲军火制造商

都从中国进口棉花

"几乎"

以及"所有"

塔可夫斯基说："人类需要人类"

大炮和火药也需要棉花

一千克棉短绒能造一千发子弹

打穿肉的对立面

那洁白而松软的植被

潜藏着巨大的暴力

屠杀是理性的，战犯

也可以很温柔，结婚生子

养猫养狗，投入悲悯

流泪，放屁，拉稀

用纸擦腚不如用钱

棉制纸币能反复清洗

美元、人民币、欧元、卢比……

汇率起伏，含棉量却不变

资本周游世界无数圈

才发到种棉人手里

棉花做成裹尸布

发到每个人手里

 

 

Translated by Angus Shen