like a child far from home

A poem in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Man Nhiên
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Art: Nguyễn Man Nhiên

like a child far from home

I tried my best to begin again

buying into foolish characters

to then sit and yawn(laugh)

—July 2021

như đứa trẻ xa nhà đã lâu

tôi cố gắng để bắt đầu

mua một ký tự ngớ ngẩn và ngồi

ngáp

© 2014 Nguyễn Man Nhiên

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Nguyễn Man Nhiên, the poet and digital artist currently reside in Saigon, Vietnam.

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.