Cheng Yong
A THOUSAND LINE ELEGY
by Cheng Yong
Translator: Amy Li
“I took a walk around the burned house and saw a group of ants carrying bones into the bushes. Then, I had a boring conversation with the ants. The ants blamed me wasting the resources of the earth. Wars and civil quarrels happen continuously in an effort to control limited resources...”
– from A Thousand Line Elegy