夜

《夜》

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日头沉下去很久了，天空的睡衣

像染了铅。星星眯缝着眼

远远地缩在路灯后面。比邻的窗外

空调们延续着露天座谈会

一万个窗内银屏闪烁，重播白天的故事

川流的马达鼓着两条街的掌声

偶尔一串警笛唱起临时的主角

导演去哪儿了？

我这开小差的群众演员

缩在窄小的房间里熄灭所有的灯

睁大乌黑的眼睛搜索，这幕剧里

走失很久很久的夜

2018/06/17

The Night

By Jacob Yang

The sun has set for long

The sky seems to be wearing a lead-stained night gown

Stars squint, hiding far away behind street lights

Air conditioners outside neighbouring windows

Continue their panel discussions

Thousands of flashing screens in those windows

Replay stories of the day

Engines flow around the blocks

Making clapping cheers

Occasionally a siren rises

Taking a temporary lead role

Where did the director go?

I, an absent background actor

Withdraw into a narrow room

Turn off every light, and open my eyes wide

Searching in this play

For the night that has long gone astray