Lost in Translation

Nothing special about Ranch 99 shopping carts

Lazy-eyed wheel sputtering out of control, I push on

Baggy black hoodie weaves between parked cars

15-pound rice sack over right shoulder

Fast-limping broom-wielder in Cantonese accent 

Fuck you, you steal. Bad -- you fuck steal from here

Peach-fuzz Asian teen in pseudo-Black accent

Fuck you say to me n***a?

casual eye aversion that

she usually employs near homeless people

你不要管他们

Distracted tone

with eyes like a bee trapped in honey

Don’t worry, mom I won’t 

Translation: something along the lines of “don’t mind them” or “ignore them.” Romanization: bu yao guan ta men