I am a moon, I think｜我想，我是一轮月

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I am a moon, I think
by Lydia Benson
waxing gibbous
as I swell and leak milky
rounded
placental
big enough now
that I can’t do up laces
and my back aches
as I wash my face
crouched over sink
pulled down to floor
hips dull with the weight
of sleep
I stand as if defying
geometry
a moon on sticks
fattening to full
and weightless within
a naked child
Lydia Benson (she/her) is the winner of the Free Verse Prize 2026. Her works have been published in Ink, Sweat and Tears and Lighthouse Journal, and many others. 

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我想，我是一轮月
翻译：PLS 诗验室
我一边给凸起部分涂油
一边膨胀并分泌多奶的
圆滚的
有胎盘的
如今已大到
我无法系鞋带
洗脸的时候
腰会疼
在洗脸池上弓身
身体下坠
臀部因睡觉
的重量而麻木
我站着仿佛拒绝
几何结构
一轮月在细枝上
发肥至满
却于一个裸着的小孩体内
失重
Lydia Benson （她/她的）曾获「2026 年 Free Verse 最佳诗歌奖」。其作品散见于「Ink, Sweat and Tears」「Lighthouse Journal」等处。