The Quilt of Lost Shirts

Your cuff still had a line of ink from work.

你的袖口还留着工作时的一道墨痕。

My mother's summer shirt had lost its collar.

母亲的夏衬衫已经没有领子了。

I laid them on the bed instead of in a box.

我把它们铺在床上，而不是放进箱子。

The pockets meet where nobody agreed on color.

口袋在没人商量好颜色的地方相遇。

A mismatched button keeps its own small border.

一颗不配套的纽扣守着自己小小的边界。

This quilt won't make their different shoulders disappear.

这床被子不会让他们各不相同的肩膀消失。

My brother's checked shirt brought the smell of bonfires.

哥哥的格子衬衫带来了篝火的气味。

I kept the pocket where he hid a broken compass.

我留下了他藏坏指南针的口袋。

My daughter touched the ink and asked who held the pen.

女儿摸着墨痕，问是谁握过那支笔。

The pockets meet where nobody agreed on color.

口袋在没人商量好颜色的地方相遇。

A mismatched button keeps its own small border.

一颗不配套的纽扣守着自己小小的边界。

This quilt won't make their different shoulders disappear.

这床被子不会让他们各不相同的肩膀消失。

I told her each name while I joined the final seam.

缝最后一条线时，我把每个名字告诉她。

We left the checked pocket open for her fingers.

我们把格子口袋留着开口，让她把手指放进去。

She fell asleep beneath a family made of cotton.

她在一个棉布做成的家族下面睡着了。

The pockets meet where nobody agreed on color.

口袋在没人商量好颜色的地方相遇。

A mismatched button keeps its own small border.

一颗不配套的纽扣守着自己小小的边界。

This quilt won't make their different shoulders disappear.

这床被子不会让他们各不相同的肩膀消失。