Photo by Zhu Jian (Xi’an maritime museum)
Qizi
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON
Half a year ago
when the trumpets sounded,
someone asked me,
then no-one asked anymore.
Now these few days
things have changed quite a bit.
Today in the canteen
someone asked me
that same old question.
I said I stand
on the side of justice.
He started to laugh,
as if I was making
a joke.
Actually when
you’re shoveling rice,
spitting out “justice”,
how could it sound real?
9/12/22
Translated by MW, 9/12/22
Picture by Qizi
你站在那一边
起子
半年前
战争刚打响
有人问过我
后来没人再问了
这两天战局
发生了很大变化
今天在食堂
有人又问了我
这个问题
我说我站在
正义一方
那人立刻笑了
看起来我好像
是在开玩笑
事实上
当你扒拉着米饭
嘴里吐出
“正义”两字
怎么会像真的？
2022-9-12
Picture by Qizi
Picture by Qizi
Picture by Qizi
中国大好き 