Poem
Yi Sha
Up, Up and Away
an addictis dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away
© Translation: 2004, Simon Patton
UP, UP AND AWAY
© 1993, Yi Sha
From: Yi Sha shixuan
Publisher: Qinghai Renmin Chubanshe, Xining
From: Yi Sha shixuan
Publisher: Qinghai Renmin Chubanshe, Xining
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Up, Up and Away
an addictis dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away
© 2004, Simon Patton
From: Yi Sha shixuan
From: Yi Sha shixuan
Up, Up and Away
an addictis dead
four days after
going off drugs
he died in rehab
his family's
inexpressible relief
is set free
I
was a friend of his
out on the streets
I suddenly looked up
and saw him
hurtling across the sky
just like Superman—
up, up and away
© 2004, Simon Patton
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