For Myself

When there are no pathsit doesn’t mean there isn’t longing

When there is no starlightit doesn’t mean there isn’t warmth

When there are no tearsit doesn’t mean there isn’t sorrow

When there are no wingsit doesn’t mean there aren’t lies

When there are no endingsit doesn’t mean there isn’t death

But this I can ascertain:If there were no Greater Liangshan and my People didn’t existthen I, the poet, wouldn’t exist