Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu
f i s s u r e s
and (whose) fault lines
cracking open
we try to mend the damage
of our quaking lives
Undertow Tanka Review 1, August 2014
Chen-ou's comments:
Combined with the effective use of space placement and (), the prefatory image is logically metaphoric or at least resonates closely with the emotional point of the poem.
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