After the biopsy,
after the bonescan,
after the consult and the crying,
for a few hours no one could find them
not even my sister
because it turns out
they'd gone to the movies.
Something tragic was playing,
something epic,
and so they went to the comedy
with their popcorn
and their cokes一
the old wife whispering everything twice,
the old husband
cupping a palm to his ear,
as the late sun lit up an orchard
behind the strip mall,
and they sat in the dark holding hands.
（Patrick Phillips）
日场电影
在活组织检查之后，
在骨骼扫描之后，
在会诊和一番哭泣之后，
有那么几个小时，谁也找不到他们在哪
甚至连我姐姐也找不到他们
因为后来发现
他们是去看电影了。
有悲剧电影正在上演，
还有史诗电影,
于是他们就去看了喜剧
带着爆米花
还有可口可乐
年老的妻子把每个情节都低声叨咕两遍，
年老的丈夫
把一只手掌在耳朵上卷成杯状，
当夕阳照到商业街后面的
一个果园，
他们手牵着手坐在黑暗中。
（Patrick Phillips，xmj 译）
by Claire Henley.
