Escapes Within

A chair, a table, a lamp
一把椅子一張桌子一座落地燈
There's a window with white curtains
一扇白窗簾的窗
And the glass is shatterproof
玻璃是防震的
But it isn't running away they're afraid of
然而他們害怕的不是我們會逃跑
A handmaiden wouldn't get far
使女沒辦法跑遠
It's those other escapes
他們怕的是我們以其他方式逃脫
The ones you can open in yourself given a cutting edge
譬如在自己身上劃一條口子
Or a twisted sheet and a chandelier
或者將床單繞在吊燈上（上吊自殺）
I try not to think about those escapes
我盡力地不去思考那些逃離的方法
It's harder on ceremony days
舉行授精儀式的日子很艱難
But thinking can hurt your chances
但想太多會影響你的（受孕）機會
My name is Offred
我的名字叫奧芙瑞德
I had another name but it's forbidden now
我曾有另一個名字但現在被禁止了
So many things are forbidden now
如今很多事情都被禁止了