This poem is taken from Stand 228, 18(4) December 2020 - February 2021.
Two Poems
With translation by Karmia Olutade
走得太快的人
走得太快的人
有时会走到自己前面去
他的脸庞会模糊
速度给它掺进了
幻觉和未来的颜色
同样，走得太慢的人
有时会掉到自己身后
他不过是自己的阴影
有裂缝的过去
甚至，是自己一直
试图偷偷扔掉的垃圾
坐在树下的人
也不一定刚好是他自己
有时他坐在自己的左边
有时坐在自己的右边
幸好总的来说
他都坐在自己的附近
Men Who Walk Too Fast
A man who walks too fast
Sometimes gets ahead of himself
His cheeks begin to fade
Velocity mixes them with
...
走得太快的人
走得太快的人
有时会走到自己前面去
他的脸庞会模糊
速度给它掺进了
幻觉和未来的颜色
同样，走得太慢的人
有时会掉到自己身后
他不过是自己的阴影
有裂缝的过去
甚至，是自己一直
试图偷偷扔掉的垃圾
坐在树下的人
也不一定刚好是他自己
有时他坐在自己的左边
有时坐在自己的右边
幸好总的来说
他都坐在自己的附近
Men Who Walk Too Fast
A man who walks too fast
Sometimes gets ahead of himself
His cheeks begin to fade
Velocity mixes them with
...
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