《家》 作者:孟伟

衣柜的角落,躺着 十年前的折叠。

劳损的腰,用着 昨日的检查报告。

出门前,餐盘中躺着 匆忙中掉落的一块黎明。

被走着猫步的太阳,

叼着走了半圈,

又放回原位—— 生怕放学的孩子发现,

追问掉落的悲伤。

没有台词的主角,

只能重复一个动作: 围着饭桌和课桌, 不停地转。

计算着油盐与经纬的比例。

转身的一瞬间,

掉落的书本里,

夹着全家福的铅笔画和一张不肯落地的船票。

 

English version:

Home
By Meng Wei

In the corner of the wardrobe, lies
a fold from ten years ago.

My strained lower back, carries
yesterday's medical report.

Before leaving, on the plate lies
a slice of dawn dropped in haste.
The sun, walking its catwalk,
carries it half a circle in its mouth,
then puts it back—
lest the child returning from school discover it
and ask about the fallen sorrow.

A leading actor with no lines,
repeating just one gesture:
circling the dinner table and the desk,
endlessly turning.
Calculating the ratio of daily salt to life's latitude and longitude.

In the moment of turning,
from the fallen books drops
a crayon drawing of the family portrait,
and a ticket that refuses to land.