译·痴呆者之诗（第二首）

痴呆与共

作者：Emma L. Buckley
翻译：范清照

曾经种在心田的
玫瑰已然枯萎
我无法决定命运
你定要体会

记忆蔓生着远去
一日 一日
我从未料到会
是这个我如此将归

啊——把评判收回
让我多呆一会儿
请耐心
我依然是那个我
只是需要慢慢地 慢慢地领会
请给我安慰
情绪波动病情起伏的时候
我依然属于人类

（有删节）

我心田的玫瑰
已然枯萎
我无法决定命运
你定要体会

Living With Dementia
© Emma L. Buckley

Published: October 27, 2021

My mind is not what it once was:
wilting like a rose.
One thing you must remember:
this is not the life I chose.

Memories grow more distant
each and every day.
I never once considered
that I'd end up this way.

So please hold judgement.
Let me be.
Please be patient.
I am still me.
It takes a little longer now for me to understand
but with your help, I will.
My moods and symptoms vary,
but I am human still.

My mind is not what it once was:
wilting like a rose.
One thing you must remember:
this is not the life I chose.

枯萎的玫瑰（摄影：matthiasboeckel