A poem in Vietnamese by Đinh Trường Chinh
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Art: Đinh Trường Chinh
Published on Gobblers & Masticadores Espana
I see people not by the colour of their skin
I see people not by the colour of their eyes
I see people not by their vernacular
I see people not by their sex
I see people not by their hair
their lips
their teeth
their nose.
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I see people by their heartbeat
I see people by the expression in their eyes
their sympathy
their breath
I see people
with the same red blood as mine
the blood dripping down this life.
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I see people in the dark of night
I see people in the light
I see people in ruin
I see people in hope
I see myself in people
I see in people
I.
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June 2022
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tôi không nhìn người bằng màu da
tôi không nhìn người bằng màu mắt
tôi không nhìn người bằng tiếng nói
tôi không nhìn người bằng giới tính
tôi không nhìn người bằng tóc
bằng môi
bằng răng
bằng mũi.
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tôi nhìn người bằng tim đập
tôi nhìn người bằng mắt trao
bằng cảm thông
bằng nhịp thở
tôi nhìn người
cùng màu máu đỏ
như máu tôi đã chảy xuống cuộc đời.
–
tôi nhìn người trong đêm đen
tôi nhìn người trong ánh sáng
tôi nhìn người trong tan hoang
tôi nhìn người trong hy vọng
tôi nhìn tôi trong người
tôi nhìn người
có tôi.
–
– thơ rác chiều #39 🙂
tự quạ. 16.6.2022.qsn.
Đinh Trường Chinh, the poet and artist, was born in 1970 in South Vietnam. The poet currently works in IT in Virginia, U. S. A.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
Wonderful poem! So important how we see others. Thank’s for share, Trám.
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Thank you Elvira, thank you for always being here for me. Love, Trâm.
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Aww! It’s a pleasure, Trám.
We are here for support each other.
Love. Elvira
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Thanks! Juan https://gobblersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/i-see-people-not-by-the-colour-of-their-skin/
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Thank you Juan 😍
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So beautiful and so powerful
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Thank you so much. 🤗
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You are welcome, my dear.
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I agree dear Nguyễn. Rate a person by their deeds. Not their religion, race or color.
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We are so blinded by colour.. I hope your weekend brings you great blogging John.
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Thank you my dear friend and I hope are enjoying the weekend.
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Excellent post and would like to congratulate you for this fantastic write up.👍💐
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Thank you so much for taking the time to appreciate and read the translation. It is such an old and ugly prejudice, yet still in 2022 it exist. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you and you also have a great weekend 💐
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Nice
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Amen 🙏🙏
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Hello from sunny Sydney, Australia. Sending you the warmest of autumn blue skies. ❤
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Thank you my friend and goodnight from a cold and grey Scotland.Have a great week ahead.
Maggie💕
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Wow, really, Scotland, the magic of travelling through the world wide web.. Sweet dreams dear Maggie. Trâm ❤ (I was named after a berries forest tree in Vietnam)
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