Poem
Song Xiaoxian
Open Your Mouth
as soon as you open your mouthsomeone takes advantage of you
shut your mouth
and someone takes advantage of you
get dressed
someone takes advantage of you
take your clothes off
someone takes advantage of you
you go out
someone takes advantage of you
you shut yourself up inside
and think hard about all the mistakes you’ve made
you die you are put in your coffin
you
are taken advantage of
© Translation: 2005, Simon Patton
OPEN YOUR MOUTH
© 2005, Song Xiaoxian
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Open Your Mouth
as soon as you open your mouthsomeone takes advantage of you
shut your mouth
and someone takes advantage of you
get dressed
someone takes advantage of you
take your clothes off
someone takes advantage of you
you go out
someone takes advantage of you
you shut yourself up inside
and think hard about all the mistakes you’ve made
you die you are put in your coffin
you
are taken advantage of
© 2005, Simon Patton
Open Your Mouth
as soon as you open your mouthsomeone takes advantage of you
shut your mouth
and someone takes advantage of you
get dressed
someone takes advantage of you
take your clothes off
someone takes advantage of you
you go out
someone takes advantage of you
you shut yourself up inside
and think hard about all the mistakes you’ve made
you die you are put in your coffin
you
are taken advantage of
© 2005, Simon Patton
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