《街車上的男孩》
他看上去和我侄兒年紀相仿。或許,七歲。大大的眼睛,無所畏懼,目光裏射出的
是一個精力過剩的幼獸的無羈。窗外的世界,如磁鐵一樣吸引著他。
他的祖父母,裹在厚厚的夾克裏,說著他們的母語,叫小男孩別吱聲,如同安撫一
隻羽翼未滿卻要高飛的小鳥。男孩則偏偏坐到了車廂的另一邊。
小男孩拒絕著祖父母的召喚。小嘴裏飄出我聽[
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BoyontheStreetCar
Helooksnoolderthanmynephew.Seven,maybe?Eyeswideopen,fearless,
wildasayoungcreaturewhohastoomuchenergyinsidethattinybody.
Theworldoutsidethewindowgrabshisattentionlikeamagnet.
Hisgrandparents,bothwrappedinthickjackets,speaktheirnativetongue
totheboy,hushinghimasifpinningdownastartledbird.Theytry
togethimsitontheirside.
Theboyrefuses.Abeautifulforeignlanguageflows...[
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YourWords
Singbeautifully
inmysilentroom
touchingevery
cornerofpersonal
dust&distrust
andtheyhave
suchslenderhands
thatputthenoisy
worldeventually
tosleep
Theywantlight
Theytellstories
inthedeep
ofmynight:
sillymanatthefootofthehill,
childhood,loveletters
thatyouneversent
....
Love
isaroad
atdawn,foggyandchilly
coveredwithstrangesound
ofthesleepingforest:
W...[
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LOCUS
(languageistheneedle
(thoughtisthethread
(theclothisexperience...(bynickpiombino
Whenyoudream
youerasethewritings
ontheblackboard
ofmymemory
Whatismemory?
Isittheblurredwords
imprintedaftertheerasing?
Isittheplace
wheretheneedlemeets
thecloth?
Loversmeet
intheintervals
ofmusicwheredayandnight
areblurred
seeingandthinking
areblurred
Doyousee"birds"
in"for...[
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《星期五的顏色》
公元兩千零五年
三月二十五日
熒屏裏一雙調情的眼
在人造的睫毛下閃動
問:你這星期做了什麽?
你回答:
反正是夠累人的!
我回答:
我都告訴你了呀!
她回答:
反正你管不著!
上司回答:
我精簡了員工!
警察回答:
我說謊請了病假!
囚犯回答:
他媽的,我發現耶穌是個騙子!
醫生回答:
哎,我進了最大的努力!
病[
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ForYou
__________________
Whereveryouare---areyouknittingsunlight
intoanothersweateroflove?---I'mwritingtoyou.
You,theknowing,devoted,loving,
andalsoforyou,helplessandbewildered.
(Istilldon'tknowwhatsaddenedyou,
orliftedyoutotheclouds!),
foryou,determinedandburdened,
Ilaywordsuponwords,gatheringlightatnight.
Iamthinkingbydreaming,
rememberingfromforgetting,
thatonedayI'l...[
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WALKINGTHROUGHANEMPTYCITY
Iwalkedthroughanemptycity
atduskorintwilighthour,
Iwasveryhappyorrathersad,
Ididnothaveamap
oradestination,onlyyoursoftcalling
echoedacrossthechasm.
Icouldstartit,me
orwithoutme,again,
love,afterall,feltsoeasy.
Icouldhearcenturiesolddrama
playedoutbehindcloseddoors,
tragicorfarcical,
personallightescaping
fromwindows.
ItwasautumnormidDecember,
...[
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AnotherPoemforLove
Idedicateanotherpoemforlove
thatIfeelstronger&strongereachday
eventhoughtheytellme
nothingsurviveswind&dust
butI'veseentoomanyvictims
ofgreedandlust
Thislove
borninapoemeachdayanew
thoughthesunremainsthesameol'fellow
Itissmalllikeabirdsong
whichIwillneverbetiredofhearing
SoIaskyoutosing
aboutday'spassing&night'slonging
Singeachwordwebreathe
Singther...[
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《Galaxies》
Neveristhedistance
betweenmeandyou.
Tocomprehenditistosurrendertothetruth
thatonlyLovecantouchthevoid---
theabyssbetweentheopeningofflowers
andthedarknessoffears
forwearesmallpartakers,invisible
elementsinthegalaxycalledLove.
Weareinvisible
likethesoulisinvisible,all-encompassing
likethesoulencompassesall.
Thismoment
(howcanIdescribeittoyou?)
isallthereist...[
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《EverywhereBeggarsRolling》
Draggingdownthestreet
cemetery,tiny
gravestucked
inmonth-oldsun
Muscularbutterflies
fluttering
breathingly...
Thetasteofwithered
kisses,muse&nurses
Leftlegdraggedlimply
chasingtheball
acrossthesewage
Neighborgirlwithpolio
believeshappiness
isperfectwhite
teeth
Theplotforthelong-
liveddeath
paralyzedtrue
sadnessmakes
goodluckfatal.....[
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