mannequins
trapped in their poses
in store display
I am so much more
than these roles I play
Thelma Mariano
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
在商店展示區
一群時裝模特兒
局限於固定的姿勢
比起我所扮演的這些角色
我有更多的内涵
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
在商店展示区
一群时装模特儿
局限于固定的姿势
比起我所扮演的这些角色
我有更多的内涵
Bio Sketch
Thelma Mariano is the author of Night Sky: a Selection of Tanka Poetry. She lives in Montreal and has published her tanka in literary journals as well as in various anthologies including Fire Pearls and Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka.
The contrasts (man-made vs human; fixed position vs role-playing; limitation vs exploration ...) between the two parts of the tanka are thematically significant and emotionally poignant.
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