天使之触

作者：玛雅·安吉罗

译者：鹤潜

勇气已荒疏，

欢乐被放逐。

萎缩在孤独的小屋，

我们期待着，

那神圣的爱

飘然而至，让生命复苏。

爱来了，满载着

疯狂的幸福，

快乐的回忆，

遥远的苦楚。

让我们变得勇敢吧，

爱，会将那恐惧的枷锁

击碎在灵魂深处！

爱的光芒让我们，不再

犹豫不决、瞻前顾后。

爱的无价让我们，

勇往直前、义无反顾。

只有爱啊，让我们

自由自在、无拘无束。

Touched by An Angel

Maya Aangelou

We, unaccustomed to courage

exiles from delight

live coiled in shells of loneliness

until love leaves its high holy temple

and comes into our sight

to liberate us into life.

Love arrives

and in its train come ecstasies

old memories of pleasure

ancient histories of pain.

Yet if we are bold,

love strikes away the chains of fear

from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity

In the flush of love's light

we dare be brave

And suddenly we see

that love costs all we are

and will ever be.

Yet it is only love

which sets us free.