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旷野诗选
Wilderness Anthology

Horse

The blind horse
goes by the millstone
in circles
step by step

again and again
with firmness and vigor
in hardheaded work.

Diligent you are,
and honest you are.
As a loyal servant
engaged in work,

the faster you walk,
the more you do,
never ceasing.

However, master is not satisfied,
swinging the whip
over and over
upon your skin with bloodstain.

Therefore,
you work harder and harder.
More efforts cannot win
the least bit of sympathy.

Not enough yet,
not good yet.

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