Văn Học Ngoại Biên — Literature Beyond

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If I tell you my fears, would you believe me? They are no different from yours, wrapped in an ethos of anxieties.

Age shouldn’t define us, but it’s a privilege with limitations. I looked into the eyes of a smiling face and did not recognize it.

My memories lied to me, and I’m left with just a feeling of bewilderment as my mind regresses into senility, into the deep dark earth, into a meal for worms.

The melancholy of age.

Nếu tôi kể cho bạn nghe nỗi sợ hãi của tôi, bạn sẽ tin không? Nó chẳng khác gì của bạn, chúng được bao bọc trong một đặc tính của nỗi lo sợ.

Định nghĩa của chúng ta không nên đề cập đến tuổi tác, nhưng nó là một đặc ân với giới hạn. Tôi đã nhìn vào một cặp mắt đầy ắp nụ cười mà đã không nhận ra người đó là ai.

Ký ức tôi đã lừa chính cả tôi, những sự hoang mang theo đuổi một trí não suy tàn, chìm sâu vào lòng đất tối tăm, bữa cơm cho giòi.

Nỗi sầu của tuổi.


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.

11 responses

  1. .Killa. avatar

    My whimsical words are not befitting for your heartstopping elegance 👋🌹😄

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    1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar

      Thank you, there are rare moments when I manage to sit still

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      1. .Killa. avatar

        Hahaha, you are welcome 🙌😂. I like that; that’s the way to go, sometimes it’s good to slow down 🤟🤗😄. I am so sorry for the 16-hours super late response 😅.

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      2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar

        oh? 16h? I had no idea, how one work out these things are still amazing to me, I’m still trying to work out what all the terminologies mean.. oh well, I hope you have a wonderful week. 🙂

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      3. .Killa. avatar

        Yup 🤟😄🙂.

        When I look in the notifications to see the updates (PC/DESKTOP), they also include the time a particular activity was done along with all of the other relevant details. But I remember noticing that you replied 16 hours ago and thinking to myself that time sure does fly 👍😄😄

        Thank you so much for your well wishes, and you take care too and have a great week 👌☺️😄💕

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      4. .Killa. avatar

        💙🌹🙂🤭

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  2. Elizabeth avatar

    Achieving longevity was once a goal for my husband and me. I told him recently that we can cross that one off our list. We are there. A “privilege with limitations,” indeed! But very sweet.

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    1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar

      Gosh, that is truly beauty. Cheers to you both.

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